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Spinoff story
Clean Air Tech for Spacecraft Helps Fight Pandemic
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
Air purifiers made by ActivePure Technologies LLC, based in Dallas, proved able to eliminate the SARS-CoV-2 virus in enclosed spaces, and the company had a model approved for medical use in 2020. The devices use photocatalytic oxidation, pioneered under funding from Marshall Space Flight Center in the 1990s as a way to improve plant growth in spacecraft.