SANTA ANA, CA –
(April 11, 2016) - BioLargo,
Inc. (OTCQB: BLGO), inventor of patented iodine based disinfection
technologies, announced that its Canadian subsidiary BioLargo Water, Inc. has
started a prototype development project for its AOS Filter technology.
Following extensive
validation testing and refinement of the basic operating system, this project
is the next step leading to a product ready for commercial markets. The project
will be executed in collaboration with technical personnel at the Northern
Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)’s Center for Sensors and Systems
Integration and with NAIT’s Applied Bio/Nanotechnology Industrial Research
Chair.
BioLargo’s AOS Filter combines iodine, water filter materials and
electrolysis within a water filter device to disinfect and eliminate contaminants
in water. The technology is proven to eliminate infectious biological pathogens
such as Salmonella, Listeria and E.coli.
With financial
support provided by the Alberta Innovates nanoPDP program, this project will
focus on the development of a first generation prototype system that
incorporates a sensor platform to monitor various water parameters through
online real-time data acquisition. This platform will be integrated with
BioLargo’s pre-commercial AOS reactor, and will enable further scale up and
testing in industrial settings. Once
this prototype development phase is complete, the company will focus on
producing multiple commercial ready pilot units for testing with various
interested industrial clients and on securing regulatory approvals where
required.
Dr. Richard
Smith, President of BioLargo Water, commented, “NAIT’s expertise in sensor
technology and process scale up is a critical component to a commercial ready
AOS filter. We hope to have this prototype unit to showcase at our second annual
technical symposium scheduled summer 2016.”
Dennis P.
Calvert, President and CEO of BioLargo, Inc. commented, “Excitement for our AOS
Filter’s commercial future is expanding as the water industry searches for high
performance and cost saving technical solutions to deliver clean water. Our AOS Technology is transformative and
expanding in scope and importance. These next steps in our journey to
commercialization will enable us and any of our future partners to begin
manufacturing and large scale up efforts as well as to customize the AOS Filter
to suit the special needs of larger customers.”
NAIT’s Centre
for Sensors and Systems Integration (CSSI) is a research center funded by
the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada (NSERC).
Created to partner with small and medium enterprises seeking coordinated
innovation development services, the center is staffed with highly qualified
specialists and technologists experienced in providing prototype development solutions,
helping industry partners develop prototype devices that address sensor-based
challenges. Working with both established sensor devices and new or innovative
devices, the CSSI team uses engineering technology to produce and evaluate
prototypes for field trial.
The Applied
Bio/Nanotechnology Industrial Research (ABNIR) Chair at NAIT supports regional
industries with the implementation of emerging nanotechnologies through
prototype development and scale up in the
areas of materials
science and process engineering. ABNIR
operate as an industry-driven, highly multidisciplinary applied research
facility fully integrated with the Campus Alberta system.
