Effective, Safe, and Environmentally Friendly Decontamination – Biodecon

Paradigm Shift in Decontamination

• Effective but Mild: Unlike other decontaminants, Biodecon upends the typical relationship between decontaminant harshness and effectiveness against chemical and biological warfare agents
• Versatile: Destroys Sarin, Mustard Gas, VX, and Biological Warfare Agents and can be used in both hot summer and freezing cold winter
• Easy and Safe to Store and Handle: Mild solution does not require permit or special equipment

Environmentally Friendly

• No Toxic Waste: Biproducts of neutralization reactions are non-toxic to significantly less toxic than competing alternatives, solving disposal problems
• Working with Nature: Biodecon is composed of biocompatible starting materials
• Non-Corrosive to Human Skin: Initial tests suggests that solution is non-corrosive to human skin

Superior Economics for Decontamination

• Low Total Cost of Ownership: No need for costly clean-up of toxic waste after use, nor expensive storage facilities for many different and harsh decontaminants, high transportation costs, or special handling equipment
• Low Production Costs: Common bio-friendly ingredients in Biodecon means it is cost-efficient to produce at industrial scale
• Value for the Money: Easy handling, versatility in both targets and temperature range, and environmental friendliness means no compromises have to be made in critical high-risk situation when it really matters – resolving dangerous situations effectively

• Provides safe work environment: Decreases the risk of farmers being exposed to biocides through decontamination of spraying equipment
• Safe and easy to handle:  Can be used by farmers around the world without special training or equipment
• No toxic waste: The neutralization reaction produces non-toxic to significantly less toxic biproducts than the alternatives, making a big difference to the sustainability of global agriculture   

Opportunity: Various herbicides, insecticides, and pesticides (biocides) are used on a massive scale to secure the world’s food supply. However, their application spoils the soil and humans are unnecessarily exposed to these powerful chemicals when working in agriculture, especially when in contact with the application equipment where these chemicals reside in high concentration.

Biodecon Solution: Biodecon is a promising solution to decontaminate spraying equipment and minimize human exposure to toxic chemicals and subsequent poisonings. Biodecon has already been shown in a proof of concept to neutralize certain herbicides in laboratory tests. As many of the other herbicides, insecticides, and pesticides are chemically similar to chemical warfare agents, to which Biodecon already is proven to be effective against, continued positive results are expected in this area. Cleaning the soil itself of biocides is an interesting concept that needs further research.

• Stops the spread of bacteria: Decontaminating care facilities to decrease the risk of them becoming a vector for deadly infections
• Safe and easy to handle: Can be used by care staff without special training or equipment
• No toxic waste: The neutralization reaction produces non-toxic to significantly less toxic biproducts than the alternatives, easing the burden on the already vulnerable

Opportunity: The world population is getting older and with that the resources allocated to healthcare are expected to rise. Old and vulnerable people will be spending more time in various care facilities for treatment. However, these places are becoming a source of hazard in themselves, as they inadvertently become a breeding ground for antibiotic resistant bacteria that result in the treated patients dying prematurely from infections.

Biodecon Solution: Biodecon is a promising solution to ridding care facilities of hard to remove bacteria as it can be applied easily to destroy them. Biodecon already has proven effectiveness against biological warfare agents that are similar to the bacteria that infects and kills the most vulnerable. The solution can become a staple of hospital furnishings as the solution can also be used for other purposes, e.g. decontamination of chemical and biological warfare agents, as well as cleaning of face masks and other PPE (concept).

• Eco-friendlier industry: Improve the use of toxic chemicals in industrial production by providing effective detoxification of said chemicals
• Safe and easy to handle: Can be used by staff without special training or equipment
• No toxic waste: The neutralization reaction produces non-toxic to significantly less toxic biproducts than the alternatives, increasing the sustainability of industrial production

Opportunity: There is a huge industrial infrastructure that underpins human society and it is only expected to grow more elaborate with increased scientific understanding of the world and the accompanying new technological applications they entail. However, many of the processes, from mundane paper making to high-tech manufacture of printed electronics in a roll-to-roll processes, use toxic chemicals to accomplish the necessary transformation of raw materials into a valuable product.

Biodecon Solution: Biodecon is a promising solution that can potentially be used to decontaminate production equipment and the toxic chemicals thar are used at an industrial scale in many sectors, leading not only to a safe work environment but a greener environment overall. Biodecon already has proven effectiveness against a range of chemical compounds that have counterparts as inputs into the fabrication processes in many different industrial sectors. Biodecon can both be applied at the plants producing the toxic chemicals (e.g. biocides) and also at the next step in the supply-chain that uses them as inputs in their transformation process.

• Quick reusability of face masks and PPE in crisis: Effective decontamination of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) can multiply their supply in an instance
• Safe and easy to handle: Can be used by staff without special training or equipment, meaning it can be taken into use without effort
• No waste: Not only does the neutralization reaction produces non-toxic to significantly less toxic biproducts than the alternatives, but less material waste will end up in land-fills through re-use of PPE

Opportunity: Face masks and other personal protection equipment are currently in the year 2020 a hot topic due to the COVID-19 outbreak and the efforts taken by everyone to stop the pandemic. However, current capacity expansion into PPE production will not be cost effective to maintain outside of crisis times and therefore precious time will always be spent to ramp-up in a crisis, time society can’t afford. There is currently a lot of interest into reusability of PPE and there will also be in the future.

Biodecon Solution: Biodecon is a promising solution that has proven effectiveness against more difficult targets than viruses and is considered in expert opinion to have ingredients rendering it highly effective against corona viruses. It is straightforward to test whether the concept is workable; can the PPE materials withstand the Biodecon solution by itself and then being washed with it. This feature would add to Biodecon’s many potential use-cases, securing its place in the arsenal of hospitals, rescue services, and defense forces – the shelf space pays for itself several times over.