Project description
Eliminating what the nose knows – and even what it does not
Air fresheners and ‘odour eaters’ have been around for years, working to eliminate the lingering smell of freshly fried fish, sweaty athletic shoes or a cat’s litter box, but most are rather ineffective. The UK SME Aqdot has developed AqFresh, a revolutionary technology that uses the supramolecular chemistry of cage-like molecules to capture and neutralise compounds responsible for odours and pollution as well as allergens and viruses without any harm to human cells. The EU-funded AqFresh project is helping the team prepare the business plan to take their product to market in numerous application scenarios.
Objective
Odours can lead to discomfort, embarrassment, and strongly affects mood, cognition and behaviour. Hence there are the many
scenarios where removing malodours is highly desirable for a sense of clean and freshness, or is vital to ensure consistency of
operation. The market for products with odour-eliminating capabilities is long established with an enormous range of applications
and variations. However, these almost always rely on either overpowering the odour with fragrance temporarily or enduring less
effective solutions currently available, both of which simply fail to effectively remove odours for long lasting effect. AqFresh is a
ground-breaking innovation that removes odours and volatile organic compounds with high efficacy. Its flexible format allows it to
be deployed in a range of product formats across industries and markets from deodorants to air filters which have not been able to
benefit from a highly effective malodour removal technology before. The project will allow us to continue building the business case
to accelerate the scale up of this true innovation with global reach and scaling impact.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- medical and health sciences health sciences public health
- natural sciences chemical sciences organic chemistry volatile organic compounds
- social sciences economics and business business and management business models
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences environmental sciences pollution
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges
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H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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CB223EG CAMBRIDGE
United Kingdom
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