Molekule

Air purification, reinvented

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Air purification, reinvented

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The air purifier, reinvented. Molekule's award-winning PECO technology destroys pollutants like viruses, bacteria, mold & more.

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Molekule is amazing! I developed asthma in 2015 and after several trips to the ER and Allergist's office for breathing treatments, I found Molekule. Allergies have always been an issue and I started shots over three years ago. I didn't think I would ever enjoy a day without antihistamines, decongestants, nasal sprays, and inhalers. I was so wrong. In fact, I had oral surgery last week and was told to not blow my nose and try not to sneeze for one to two weeks. Guess what? I haven't had to. This would have not be possible without Molekule. Our home's air is clean and fresh even with two dogs! Thank you Molekule for making this possible.

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10yr ago

Molekule

Maker

@sandi_morano_rosalia Thanks Sandi! It's been an incredible journey for us as well hearing how the device has helped you. It's why we are trying to bring this to market!

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10yr ago

This is my mother that I referred to in my comment. Hi mom :)

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10yr ago

Wondering how is it different from the top 10 air purifiers listed on Amazon? With HEPA filter etc they also claim to solve the same problem.

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10yr ago

Molekule

Maker

@ajonit We are different from the other air purifiers as their products typically use a carbon filter and HEPA filter. Carbon filters will remove many VOCs, but will not address microbial organisms. Also, they will only hold a certain amount of contaminants, so change them often if you are working in an area of significant VOCs emissions. If saturated, they can re-emit VOCs back into the air. With HEPA filters, they can only work down to a scale of 0.3 microns; our technology does not only filter pollutants 1000x smaller like viruses and airborne chemicals. We completely destroy viruses, bacteria, mold, and gaseous chemical pollutants without, in the case of bacteria, giving them a chance to stay on the filter and release endotoxins as they die. Our technology chemically breaks down these pollutants into simpler molecular structures. In most cases the resultant is trace amounts of water, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and extremely small amounts of other trace elements. If you're interested, we have comparison tests and more information about the technology at: https://molekule.com/technology

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10yr ago

Molekule

Maker

@ajonit Current air purifiers rely on capturing pollutants on filters, whereas Molekule completely eliminates them. Elimination vs. Containment is the main difference. Pollutants caught by current filters (HEPA and Carbon) can easily get mixed back into the air. Many pollutants are too simply too small to get caught by HEPA filters. We have extensive data comparing our product's technology to HEPA Filters, Carbon Filters, and other leading technologies. These comparisons are detailed in our PECO whitepaper. Additionally we performed a Beta test round to prove our technology. A large percentage of our allergy/asthma Beta testers already had HEPA units in their home. These users found substantial symptom score reduction throughout their trials. Our white papers section details PECO and the Beta tests extensively. https://molekule.com/news#white-...

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10yr ago

Molekule

Maker

Thanks for hunting us Eric! Excited to finally launch Molekule, the world's first molecular air purifier. The EPA states indoor air is up to 5x more polluted than outdoor air. Pollutants are trapped inside where they concentrate and multiply to harmful levels. For people like me with asthma and allergies, we’re constantly at the mercy of poor air quality. After 20 years of R&D, we’ve invented a technology that completely eliminates airborne allergens, mold, bacteria, viruses and gaseous chemicals (VOCs) and breaks them down to trace amounts of harmless elements like water and carbon dioxide. It’s not just me, 22 allergy sufferers who beta tested our device reported declined symptoms to the range of non allergy sufferers within just a week of usage. We want to be open about all of our data and have shared our beta study, performance data against a range of pollutants and comparison to other technologies on our website. We're eager for your feedback/questions & would love for you to be a part of our limited launch batch. Please use the coupon ‘PRODUCTHUNT50’ to get an additional $50 off on our launch price.

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10yr ago

Corkdork

@swamidigital 20 years of your personal R&D?

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10yr ago

Molekule

Maker

@rueter Hi Steven, my father, Dr. Yogi Goswami began researching the technology in the 90s because I was suffering from asthma and allergies. He is a well known researcher in the field of solar energy, and at the time was researching a technology for water purification that was applied at Tyndall Air Force Base. He was able to apply it to the purification of air, but it took 20 years of research to improve the efficiency to the point where it could make a significant impact on indoor air pollution. I have worked with him over the last five years on improving efficiency, working on the manufacturing process, and later commercializing the product. This blog post can give you some more insight into the process: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/h...

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10yr ago

Karmic OSLO

@rueter @swamidigital Sounds like 20 years of his father's research at university. Dilip is continuing the work.

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10yr ago

Corkdork

@swamidigital that's awesome. Any intentions for commercial application?

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10yr ago

Molekule

Maker

@rueter We definitely have plans down the road. We wanted to bring out the consumer device first because we knew how many people suffer every day. Having been there myself, and talking to asthma and allergy sufferers anxious for this so often, we were compelled to start here.

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10yr ago

Investo-O-rama

Wou! Sounds very promising. I am using Withings home which notifies when indoor air is polluted. Now there is a possibility to kill the pollutants. My questions: Are there any built-in notifications and integration possibilities for example with IFTTT?

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10yr ago

Molekule

Maker

@andrizzz Hi Andris, while we don't have any featured integrations at launch, the device is capable and we will make announcements as soon as we have some integrations ready. We are definitely targeting having great interoperability with other smart home products.

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10yr ago

Investo-O-rama

@swamidigital Thanks Dilip for your response and such a promising product! Just to add a more specific question on top - these integrations are planned within the software update or it will be a new hardware? 'cause this moves a needle in terms of product purchase cycle. Thanks again and much appreciate your kind response!

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10yr ago

Molekule

Maker

@andrizzz They are absolutely planned in our software roadmap with the current hardware we are launching!

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10yr ago

I've been looking for an air purifier that wouldn't look so out of place in my apartment. What's the noise output during operation?

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10yr ago

Molekule

Maker

@epickevinnguyen Hi Kevin, it depends on the mode of operation, but the range would be from 30 dBa (a whisper) to 55 dBa (about as loud as a quiet urban outdoor setting).

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10yr ago

@swamidigital Interesting! Would you happen to have the stats for how long it would take the air to change for an average studio apartment based on each operational mode? How much will the 'auto' mode fluctuate in regards to dBa between each of those operational modes, is it more gradual or in bursts?

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10yr ago

Molekule

Maker

@epickevinnguyen @swamidigital The device is designed to service a room of approximately 600 square feet with two air changes per hour. This is the size of a large studio apartment or a large living room. We can completely change the air in a large master bedroom (384 square feet) in less than 20 minutes. These are all at the Boost setting. The Auto setting varies depending on input by the user. Our app will take information from the user regarding the room size, number of inhabitants, pets, and create a setting best tailored for the variables. This auto setting can be updated via our app for seamless performance changes. You can expect a dBA range of 40-46 dBA depending on the variables noted above. Flow rate will vary as well, but you can count on roughly half the values noted above. The Silent setting is purposefully made to run quietly. This mode should run at 30-35 dBA, depending on the filter health. Flow rate is lower in this setting, at roughly 25% of the maximum values. Our Beta participants were encouraged to use their device on Silent mode at night and received great results. We received detailed feedback regarding unit noise and focused efforts to create a device that can integrate seamlessly into any setting without disturbing the user.

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10yr ago

@david_sanabria @swamidigital Good to know! Thanks for the response. I'll definitely molekule into consideration.

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10yr ago

LTSE Equity

Congratulations on launch. As Design Lead at Highway1 I had a front-row seat during the development and design of this product. We had just moved into our new hardware accelerator building in Potrero Hill and almost every surface was fresh materials and freshly painted. Awesome, except for the air-quality throughout the building. Jaya and Dilip placed one of their prototypes in a conference room for a few hours and the difference was dramatic - I could smell the redwood beams in the room, but the paint fumes were entirely gone and the air felt fresh and clean. No other technology can transform air in this way.

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10yr ago

@marcus_gosling still remember how fresh that room felt !

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10yr ago

Molekule

Maker

@marcus_gosling Thanks Marcus, your advice helped us get our beta study off the ground, and has been tremendously helpful in getting us to this point!

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10yr ago

Hyper Online

This looks great. What's the tech behind this? I could really use something like this but one of the reasons I stopped using ionizing air filters were because of the potential negative health effects.

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10yr ago

Molekule

Maker

@aaronykng Ionizers have indeed proven to oftentimes cause as many problems as they claim to solve. They produce unsafe byproducts like ozone, a lung irritant, and other ultrafine particles (less than 0.1 microns in size). Sorry to hear about your experience with them, sadly it is not uncommon. The underlying technology behind our product is PECO, Photoelectrochemical Oxidation. Our product uses a pre-filter which filters out dust particles and it has a catalytic filter with a light shining on it which oxidizes any microbes and VOCs passing through it. The basic mechanism is the creation of free radicals confined to a surface which oxidize all of these pollutants. You can read more about our tech in the White Paper section of our website: http://molekule.com/news#white-p...

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10yr ago

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