This follows validation of the filter by the University of Alberta's department of engineering for its use in eliminating soluble organic contaminants such as those found in oil sands tailings ponds.
The tests said that the filter was effective in destroying highly concentrated contaminants in sample water, including Listeria and Salmonella. Although the testing is applicable in many areas, food safety was a primary concern of this most recent work.
"The AOS Filter technology could be highly efficient in solving food safety problems and may be applied to improve food quality with the potential to improve storage life,” said Professor Lynn McMullen at the university.
“The data supports its potential to accomplish high-level disinfection that can be useful in multiple markets including food processing and agriculture production. Extremely high levels of performance [disinfection] were achieved during testing and we are excited to expand the work with BioLargo to other applications targeting food safety concerns."
Commercial markets
The company plans to focus on commercial opportunities for its AOS Filter in the agriculture and food processing industry.
“By expanding the work to include high-level disinfection within the food and agriculture industry, we can confidently point to the expanded scope of our future commercial markets,” said Dennis Calvert, president of BioLargo. "We believe the AOS Filter will dramatically impact every segment of the US$350 billion water industry. We believe that many market opportunities will include strategic alliances and joint venture partners to exploit such a large opportunity as ours."
