Molekule's PECO technology demonstrates power of pollutant destruction in air purification

Creator of Food and Drug Administration-cleared air purification devices, Molekule is the only brand harnessing photoelectrochemical oxidation along with HEPA technology to capture and destroy airborne pollutants at a molecular level

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Molekule Group, Inc. (“Molekule” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: MKUL), a leading air purification technology company, today announced new laboratory results that highlight the power of the Company’s proprietary photoelectrochemical oxidation (“PECO”) technology and its ability to destroy what conventional filters leave behind.

Three new studies were completed, including one from Florida International University, that demonstrate that Molekule’s PECO technology can safely destroy a vast range of indoor air pollutants. PECO technology for air purification reacts with ultraviolet light to oxidize pollutants, including viruses, bacteria, mold, ozone, allergens, volatile organic compounds, particles found in smoke and chemicals, and break them down into harmless molecules.

“The new studies highlight the culmination of nearly three decades of rigorous scientific research and development. PECO technology not only captures but destroys pollutants at a microscopic scale, ultimately helping people who suffer from specific pollutant triggers breathe better air,” said Jaspreet Dhau, Molekule’s vice president and head of research and development. “In combating indoor air pollution, these results illustrate our patented PECO technology's high-level efficiency in critical scenarios like hospitals, as well as health care facilities, classrooms, homes, businesses, public areas and other essential indoor environments.” 

The Florida International University preclinical study assessed the differences in how air cleaned by a Molekule PECO-enhanced device affects allergic reactions compared to air cleaned by high-efficiency particulate absorbing (“HEPA”) filtration alone. The study introduced cat dander, one of the most prominent indoor allergens, into four chambers — two without a purifier (negative control group and positive control group), one with a HEPA purifier and one with a PECO purifier — three times a week for six weeks and measured the reaction of 40 mice (10 per group) to the allergen.