Specs

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• Use HEPA filters that catch only a small percentage of contaminants.
• HEPA filters do not remove gases like volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or the gaseous products of smoke.
• Captured particles can be re-released once filters become saturated with pollutants.
• Activated carbon is sometimes used to capture select gases but it has limited efficiency, may re-emit toxins, and requires huge quantities (many pounds) to produce a meaningful decrease in gaseous pollutants.
• Both HEPA and activated carbon filters require regular replacement every few weeks or months depending on pollutant levels.

Principal of Natural Filtration:

• Utilizes moss that hosts a rich community of microbes similar to a forest floor (the "moss microbiome").
• These microbes are like nature's recycling system – they break down almost any pollutant into harmless compounds, like water, CO2, and moss nutrients.
• By blowing air past these microbes, we can use them as a filter or "biofilter".
• The biofilter's efficiency improves over time as the microbial community adapts to local pollutants.

Biofiltration Process:

1. Filtration:

• Capture: Air passes upward through high-surface-area moss disks which are optimized for physically capturing gaseous and solid contaminates.
• Break Down: Over 100,000 species of microorganisms break down toxic particles and gases.
• Recycle: The molecular by-products of this microbial activity are used by both the moss and the microbes for energy and nutrients.

2. Photosynthesis:

• Under high-power LED grow lights, the moss performs photosynthesis.
• This process absorbs CO2 and releases oxygen, freshening your space.
• Because of moss's tiny size, we can pack a lot of it into a small device. This allows each BIOM Alpha to act like a "rebreather" for indoor air.

Bio-Mechanical Filtration:

• A final stage of conventional HEPA and activated carbon filters near the fan ensures ultra-clean output.
• Because these filters are located at the end of the air stream (after moss biofiltration), they do not rapidly saturate with pollutants.
• In this way, we are using nature and technology synergistically to deliver to best possible air output.