Technology exists to bring good outdoor air, indoors

In today’s health-conscious world, we care about taking exercise, we care about what we eat and what we touch, we also care about what we breathe.

Bringing nature’s balance indoors

nanoe™ X, technology with the benefits of hydroxyl radicals

We breathe in 18Kg of air a person a day. Food 1.3Kg a person a day. Water 1.2Kg a person a day

The well-being benefits of nature are well known – but do you know the power of hydroxyl radicals?

Abundant in nature, hydroxyl radicals (also known as OH radicals) have the capacity to inhibit pollutants, viruses, and bacteria to clean and deodorise. nanoe™ X, technology can bring these incredible benefits indoors so that hard surfaces, soft furnishings, and the indoor environment can be a cleaner and pleasant place to be, whether at home, at work, or visiting hotels, shops, restaurants etc.

A naturally occurring process

Hydroxyl radicals are unstable molecules looking to react with other elements like hydrogen, capturing it. Thanks to this reaction, hydroxyl radicals have the potential to inhibit the growth of pollutants such as bacteria, viruses, moulds, and odours, breaking them down and neutralising the unpleasant effects. This naturally occurring process has major benefits to improve indoor environments.

Panasonic’s nanoe™ X technology takes this a step further and brings nature’s detergent – hydroxyl radicals – indoors to help create an ideal environment.

By creating hydroxyl radicals contained in water, nanoe™ X technology significantly boosts their effectiveness, increasing hydroxyl radicals lifetime from less than a second in nature, to more than 600 seconds – 10 minutes so that nanoe™ X can spread easily around the room.

1. Hydroxyl radicals in nature

Lifetime: less than a second

2. Hydroxyl radicals contained in water

Lifetime: 600 seconds – 10 minutes

Thanks to the nanoe™ X properties, several types of pollutants can be inhibited such as certain types of bacteria, viruses, mould, allergens, pollen and certain hazardous substances.

nanoe™ X reliably reaches pollutants.

Hydroxyl radicals denature pollutants’ proteins.

Pollutants activity is inhibited.

What is unique about nanoe™ X?

Hydroxyl radicals inhibit pollutants, certain types of viruses, and bacteria to clean and deodorise. Thanks to this advanced technology, even tightly woven fabrics can be treated using this solution, meaning that curtains, blinds, carpets and furniture can all benefit from this technology to inhibit hazardous substances – including on hard surfaces and, of course, the air that we breathe.

Microscopic Scale. At one billionth of a metre, nanoe™ X is much smaller than steam and can deeply penetrate cloth fabrics to deodorise.

Contained in tiny water particles, nanoe™ X has a longer lifespan to spread easily around the room.

nanoe X Generator Mark 2 produces 9.6 trillion hydroxyl radicals per second. Greater amounts of hydroxyl radicals contained in nanoe™ X lead to higher performance on inhibition of pollutants.

No maintenance, no replacement required. nanoe™ X is a filter free solution made with Titatium, that does not require maintenance.

* The image shows nanoe™ X Generator Mark 2

nanoe™️ X: improving protection 24/7

7 effects of nanoe™ X – Panasonic unique technology

1. Deodorises:

Odours

2. Capacity to inhibit 5 types of pollutants:

Bacteria and viruses - Mould - Allergens - Pollen - Hazardous substances

3. Moisturises:

Skin and hair

The nanoe™ X alleged effect and performance is only expected in the same room as where the unit is placed and varies depending on the room size, environment and usage and it may take several hours to reach the full effect (for more detail see the test result below). nanoe ™ X is not medical device, local regulations on building design and sanitary recommendations must be followed.

nanoe™ X, internationally-validated technology in testing facilities

The effectiveness of nanoe™ X technology has been tested by 3rd party laboratories in Germany, Denmark, France, Malaysia and Japan.

99,9 %* of certain bacteria inhibited*

Reduction of 99,9% of Staphyloccocus aureus after 8 hours of exposure. Texting organisation: Danish Technological Institute. Report no. 868988.

The effectiveness of nanoe™ X

Following test results were conducted under controlled laboratory conditions. Performance of nanoe™ X might differ in real life environment.

Airborne

Virus: Bacteriophage ΦX174

Result: 99,7 % inhibited

Capacity: Approx. 25 m³

Time: 6 h

Testing organisation: Kitasato Research Center for Environmental Science

Report No. 24_0300_1

Airborne

Bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus

Result: 99,9 % inhibited

Capacity: Approx. 25 m³

Time: 4 h

Testing organisation: Kitasato Research Center for Environmental Science

Report No. 2016_0279

Adhered

Odours: Cigarette smoke odour

Result: Odour intensity reduced by 2,4 levels

Capacity: Approx. 23 m³

Time: 0,2 h

Testing organisation: Panasonic Product Analysis Center

Report No. 4AA33-160615-N04

Adhered
Virus: SARS-CoV-2
Result: 99,9 % inhibited
Capacity: 45 L
Time: 2 h
Testing organisation: Texcell (France)
Report No. 1140-01 A1

Adhered
Virus: Feline Coronavirus
Result: 99,3 % inhibited
Capacity: 45 L
Time: 2 h
Testing organisation: Yamaguchi University Faculty of Agriculture

Adhered
Virus: Xenotropic murine leukemia virus
Result: 99,999 % inhibited
Capacity: 45 L
Time: 6 h
Testing organisation: Charles River Biopharmaceutical Services GmbH

Adhered
Virus: Influenza (H1N1 subtype)
Result: 99,9 % inhibited
Capacity: 1 m³
Time: 2 h
Testing organisation: Kitasato Research Center for Environmental Science
Report No. 21_0084_1

Adhered

Bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus

Result: 99,9 % inhibited

Capacity: 20 m³

Time: 8 h

Testing organisation: Danish Technological Institute

Report No. 868988

Adhered

Pollen: Ambrosia pollen

Result: 99,4 % inhibited

Capacity: 20 m³

Time: 8 h

Testing organisation: Danish Technological Institute

Report No. 868988

Adhered

Pollen: Cedar

Result: 97 % inhibited

Capacity: Approx. 23 m³

Time: 8 h

Testing organisation: Panasonic Product Analysis Center

Report No. 4AA33-151001-F01

Since 2003, “nanoe” has become a part of people’s lives in Japan and other regions.

First nanoe device was developed by Panasonic in 2003. After years R&D investments, the technology has been improved with launch of nanoe™ X.
1. nanoe™ - 2003:
480 billion hydroxyl radicals/sec
2. nanoe™ X - 2016 - Generator Mark 1:
4,8 trillion hydroxyl radicals/sec - 10x times
2. nanoe™ X - 2019 - Generator Mark 2:
9,6 trillion hydroxyl radicals/sec - 20x times

The latest nanoe™ X device uses a “multi-leader discharge” system that focuses the discharge to 4 needle-shaped electrodes, greatly expanding the hydroxyl radicals.

How nanoe™ X is generated

1. Atomised electrode produces condensation.

2. Electrical discharge is applied to the water

3. nanoe™ X particles are generated
* The image shows nanoe X Generator Mark 1

Where is nanoe™ X technology used?

Such technology can be found in diverse applications for cleaning air and surfaces, inside trains, elevators, cars, home appliances and personal beauty … as well as in air conditioning.Panasonic Heating & Cooling Solutions is incorporating nanoe™ technology in a wide range of equipment for residential applications as well as for commercial spaces and, it is a solution that does not require filters or maintenance and can work independently from heating or cooling.