Anywhere your produce is held, an invisible gas starts to collect. Ethylene is a volatile organic compound – a colorless gas that mature plants produce. It accelerates ripening in fruits and vegetables, and it’s sometimes used deliberately in the produce industry to do just that. But, what happens when a fruit or vegetable reaches optimum […]
Continue ReadingAir exchange is unavoidable in dairy facilities and equipment, when tanks are opened for cleaning and drying and air flows in, for example. But, does the possibility of fungal and bacterial contamination have to come with it? Stopping fungus and preventing impurities from reaching your product is paramount to quality control, whether your product […]
Continue ReadingMold in any food or beverage production environment is bad news, but in breweries or distilleries, where controlled fermentation is the method of production, it can be absolutely catastrophic. Unfortunately, surface sanitation may just not be enough. Breweries can be high-moisture environments, and in cases where barrel aging is used, humidity is a key […]
Continue ReadingYou’re working with an invisible threat all the time. A volatile organic compound, or VOC, is a gas that’s emitted from certain solids or liquids. They contain chemicals that cause adverse health effects depending on the concentration and length of exposure. If you work with fruits, vegetables, or even flowers, you may be aware of […]
Continue ReadingPhotocatalytic Oxidation, or PCO, is the air purification technology that’s used in every single KesAir product to scrub the air of harmful bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Developed for use in the controlled, enclosed spaces of the International Space Station, PCO is a process that produces no harmful emissions – and you can use it […]
Continue ReadingFood storage, preparation, and handling requires superior safety – not just to prevent losses but to protect employees and maintain efficiency as well. Even in situations where products have been cleaned and sterilized, airborne bacteria, ethylene gas, and mold threaten your bottom line with lost product and recalls. In operations large and small, air purification […]
Continue ReadingDesign of Cold Storage for Perishables: Protect the Air with PCO!When designing a cold storage facility, whether for fruits and vegetables, flowers, meat, dairy, or any other perishable product, there’s one key element that can set your facility apart from the rest. The quality of the air, and the effectiveness of your air purification system […]
Continue ReadingCould your trucks be the cause of early spoilage? Without proper refrigerated transport air purification, that may well be the case. Refrigerated trucks aren’t always closed systems, but when products are in that enclosed space for a long time, off-gases and bacteria can build up and start to spoil your refrigerated product and perishables. Find […]
Continue ReadingProtect employees from illness, stop throwing out product, and defend the integrity of your product. In a controlled food production environment, contaminants are enemy #1 – and controlling them is more than a matter of surface sanitation. Airborne bacteria, viruses, mold spores, and unwanted yeasts all threaten your product and your workers. Maybe your HVAC […]
Continue ReadingYour products, your samples, your employees, and even you yourself deserve protection, right? But unprocessed air is full of threats, like bacteria, viruses, VOCs, fungus, and spores. A carbon air filter alone isn’t enough to protect the air in controlled spaces like the ones you try to maintain in your facility. Something more powerful will […]
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