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Treatment ServicesTouchpoint offers a totally new concept in microbial testing and surface protection service for homes, institutions health clubs and sports facilities. Our service includes: first testing surfaces for many different contaminants; quickly identifying problem areas and showing you the results.
HomebuildersHomeowner Piece of Mind…. Homebuilder Competitive Edge….VOC Solutions
Commonly called VOCs, volatile organic compounds are used in the manufacture of the many synthetic building products found in most new houses today, including carpeting, flooring, paint, cabinetry, countertops, and the structural framework itself. Hundreds of off-gassing VOCs have been identified...
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Photocatalytic Oxidation and Nanotechnology
Photocatalytic Oxidation is a process that utilizes the energy from light (direct sunlight or light from electric lamps) to activate powerful reactions on the surface of a semiconductor photocatalyst. With the presence of oxygen and moisture, activation of the catalyst generates hydroxyl radicals and superoxide ions, powerful oxidizing species which attack and breakdown a variety of organic compounds. Photocatalytic Oxidation is basically similar to the photosynthetic reaction in plants. The difference is that chlorophyll uses light to turn water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose where the reaction in the catalyst break down organic matter to water and carbon dioxide. This process does not utilize toxic chemical agents but rather minerals, so there is no danger of leaching materials from the photoactive coating.
Smaller is better in the world of PCO. Smaller particles mean more exposed surface area and more exposed surface area means more photocatalytic activity. Nanotechnology refers broadly to a field of applied science and technology whose unifying theme is the control of matter on the atomic and molecular scale, normally 1 to 100 nanometers. The comparative size of a nanometer to a meter is the same as that of a marble to the size of the earth. Or another way of putting it: a nanometer is the amount a man's beard grows in the time it takes him to raise the razor to his face.
Touchpoint utilizes nanotechnology and harnesses the power of this light-driven photocatalytic process to deliver a proven, effective shield against harmful surface and airborne contaminants. It destroys odors caused by bacteria, smoke and uric acid and decomposes harmful VOCs (volatile organic compounds) such as ammonia and formaldehyde.
Unlike traditional, chemically based cleaning products that offer no protection from recontamination, our system provides a safe, non-toxic invisible, ultra thin and lasting film that is continually re-energized when exposed to light, (ambient sunlight or fluorescent lighting) providing a protective shield on virtually all porous and non-porous surfaces. One application works for months and even years – significantly reducing maintenance, energy and cleaning chemical costs.