ActivePure
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| Industry | Air and surface purification, floor care, healthcare infection prevention, water filtration and treatment |
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| Founded | 1924 as Electrolux Corp. USA |
| Headquarters | Dallas, TX |
| Owner | Joseph P. Urso |
| Website | activepure |
ActivePure Technologies, LLC is a private technology manufacturing company headquartered in Dallas, Texas. With its main facilities in Bristol, Virginia, the company creates air purifiers for distributors. Many of these products contain photohydrolysis-based purification cells, which the company refers to as ActivePure Technology.[1] ActivePure sells to distributors in 72 countries.[2] As of 2021, Aerus Holdings changed its name to ActivePure Technologies.
History
[edit | edit source]Founded in 1924 by Gustaf Sahlin as Electrolux USA, the company principally produced long-lasting, repairable canister vacuums for both door-to-door salesmen and retail distribution.[3]
The company was acquired by an investment group led by Joseph P. Urso in 1998. Urso renamed the company Aerus Holdings LLC to reflect a focus air purification products. The company later introduced water purification to its product line.
In 2015, the Southern California Gas Company purchased 10,000 RCI-based air purifiers from Aerus to assist residents during the Aliso Canyon Gas Leak.[4]
In 2017, Aerus's engineering team presented a new version of RCI technology which the company named ActivePure. ActivePure was inducted into the Space Foundation's Space Technology Hall of Fame later that year.[5] The Hall of Fame recognizes technologies that improve life on Earth after being originally developed for space.[6]
In 2020, ActivePure Medical was created to focus on purifiers for healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Aerus Medical Guardian, renamed the ActivePure Medical Guardian, was certified as a Class II Medical Device by the FDA.[7]
In 2021, Aerus Holdings changed its name to ActivePure Technologies LLC, after its core technology.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company expanded its executive team. Its most high-profile hiring was the appointment of former Whitehouse Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx as its Chief Medical and Science advisor.[8]
In 2023, a peer-reviewed study reported a 3-fold reduction of airborne SARS-CoV-2 virus in the rooms of COVID patients using purifiers manufactured by ActivePure.[9]
In 2024, a peer-reviewed study reported the total elimination of hospital-acquired MRSA infections in ICUs using purifiers manufactured by ActivePure.[10]
Technology
[edit | edit source]The company's technology is descended from a photocatalysis-based device developed by the Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics called the "ethylene scrubber" which was first used in the space shuttle Columbia. ActivePure's version uses a UV bulb, a proprietary catalyst, and a patented honeycomb matrix. The company refers to its technology as photohydrolysis. Earlier versions of the technology were referred to as Radiant Catalytic Ionization.[11]
ActivePure points to two peer-reviewed studies as evidence of the efficacy of its technology in the field, in addition to its results in the laboratory.
Related companies
[edit | edit source]ActivePure is owned by the same group as some of its distributors.
- Air Scrubber is ActivePure's HVAC distribution arm. It focuses on in-duct and portable systems.
- ActivePure Medical is a dedicated division within ActivePure Technologies. The division focuses on healthcare and healthcare-related markets.
- Aerus is a franchise-based distributor of ActivePure products. It sells other air purifiers, portable heaters, water treatment systems, and vacuum cleaners.
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