Apellix Breathe™

Proposed Apellix Breathe Project for US Highway sound barriers

Outdoor air pollution is among the United States’ largest health and environmental problems. Smog is a leading risk factor for premature death, responsible for 3.4 million deaths worldwide yearly [1]. In the US, transportation contributes over 55% of NOx emissions, a major component of smog [2].

Spray painting surfaces with light-activated, air-purifying coatings by PURETi, a NASA Dual Use Technology Partner, can transform harmful NOx gasses into simple harmless substances to clean the air like plants [3].

The US Highway system’s noise barriers represent over 3,300 linear miles of sprayable flat vertical surface surrounding emission-producing environments [4]. Apellix has developed a patented spray painting aerial robotic systems (drones) capable of applying over 12,000 ft2 of coating per hour, with commercial airless spray systems 20x faster than a person [5].

Apellix® proposes applying PURETi to US Highway noise barriers to reduce the smog of millions of car trips as it is estimated every 100 square feet coated with PURETi correspond to 100 feet of forest, thus neutralizing smog and saving lives.

Contact Apellix for more information and to learn how you can help. Why wait? Paint the walls now. Can you think of other use cases? Large distribution center warehouse walls, buildings, etc. Contact us about the Apellix Breathe Project, and please let us know. We would love to hear from you.

References:

[1] Outdoor Air Pollution https://ourworldindata.org/outdoor-air-pollution

[2] Smog, Soot, and Other Air Pollution from Transportation https://www.epa.gov/transportation-air-pollution-and-climate-change/smog-soot-and-local-air-pollution

[3] Apellix Breathe Coating, powered by PURETi, a NASA Dual Use Technology Partner https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2012/ee_5.html

[4] Noise Barrier - Linear Miles and Unit Costs of Barriers by Height (1963-2016) https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/Environment/noise/noise_barriers/inventory/graphs/graph07.cfm

[5] Apellix https://www.apellix.com