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Boxilumix allows to decontaminate fruits & vegetables, enhance their preservation and quality with drastic reduction of food losses & waste, chemicals usage and foodborne diseases
About
The results of the tests are very impressive so far, allowing decontamination by 99.99%, extension of preservation of fresh goods up to 4 times their shelf life and enhancement of healthy antioxidants by 2 times. This sustainable solution is energy-efficient and does not require water. Recent results extend decontamination to seeds with great success (LUPIN) against pathogens with unknown treatment at time.
Key Benefits
Boxilumix® KPI Politics - Inspirational Hope and purpose Financial - Economic Saving on chemicals (priming, fertilizer, pre/post harvesting, shelf life) (50-90%) on a $12B bactericide TAM. Losses and Waste reduction (50-90%) of F&V on a €800M TAM as well as resources used in vain Reduce DALYs on a 33 million DALYs TAM Enhance yield including harsh abiotic environment like salt (15-20%) ROCE (20%, 5-7Y) Social Jobs and socio-economic activities Human health 100% reduction of particles, direct toxic compounds exposure…) Technical A Few minutes non-thermal process (light) o growing mass gain +15%, o decontamination (virus, bacteria, mold) 99.99%, o shelf live extension +100 to 400%, shelf life mass loss reduction +50 to 80% (average value on carrot) o Quality enhancement Keep nice/fresh aspect (nice color of carrot, wrinkle on Apple) Increasing antioxidant levels in fruits & vegetables (blueberries, elderberries, grapes) De-activating allergens (milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soybeans, wheat, fish, shellfish) 10 times less nitrogen fertilizer needed (carrot, lettuce) Options: Detection of contaminant by fluorescence, dry sterilization of surfaces 10 times quicker Nature - Environmental The quantity of water used for treatment reduced by 100% The quantity of energy, CO², GHG used reduced by 90% Mercury Free, Ozone Free, Noise free
Applications
According to market studies, we target 4 markets : - Seeds: High demand in volume, organic, high quality - Grow: Will buy less fertilizers and phytosanitary products every year. Will get a better yield (mass of salable product) - Post-harvest: Will buy less sanitizers, fungicide, ethylene blockers products every year - Stock, logistic, retailers: Will garbage less fruits and vegetables (that stands for up to 30% of their production) by managing better the ripening and shelf life - nutraceutical - cosmetics