What is Photohydroionisation® or PHI® ?

To put it simply, Photohydroionisation® (PHI) is a patented advanced oxidation technology developed over 20 years ago used to minimise and neutralise indoor air pollutants such as bacteria, viruses, mould, gases (VOCs) and odours. Reflective Electro Magnetic Energy® or REME® is a more advanced version of this technology that also removes airborne particulates. They are both used for active air purification and power some of our devices.

High intensity ultraviolet light

is fired at a quad metallic target.

Quad metallic target 

This causes a chemical reaction which creates an advanced oxidation plasma.

Advanced oxidation plasma

This constists of hydro-peroxides, super oxide ions and hydroxide ions that are commonly found in the natural outside air and are very effective at destroying harmful pollutants.

Released into the air and onto surfaces

This plasma is then released from the air purifier to travel around the room and destroy airborne pollutants.  

The virus  is destroyed

The plasma does this by either destroying the microbe through a process known as cell lysing, or by changing its molecular structure and rendering it harmless.

Plasma turns to oxygen and hydrogen

Finally, once they’ve come in contact with, and destroyed the pollutant, these friendly oxidizers, will revert back to oxygen and hydrogen and disperse.

Broad spectrum ultraviolet light

is shone onto a patented quad metal hydrophillic catalyst target.

Quad metallic target 

The ultraviolet light energy reacts with the catalytic surface to produce a unique advanced oxidation plasma.

Advanced oxidation plasma

This constists of hydro-peroxides, super oxide ions and hydroxide ions that are commonly found in the natural outside air and are very effective at destroying harmful pathogens and pollutants.

Released into the air and onto surfaces

This plasma is then distributed into the passing airstream and disperses into every cubic cm of air and surface space throughout the property, continuously destroying pathogens and pollutants and removing airborne particulates on contact

The pathogen is destroyed

The plasma does this by either destroying the pathogen through cell lysing (breaking down the cell wall to expose the DNA) or by changing its molecular structure and rendering it harmless.

Nature's way – plasma turns to water vapour and oxygen

Mirroring nature's air cleaning process that has existed on Earth for over 3 billion years, the oxidisers revert to harmless water vapour and oxygen after they have deactivated the pathogen or pollutant with no dangerous by-products.