Pacific Paints (Boysen) Philippines sets the benchmark for environment-friendly coatings with the launch of Boysen KNOxOut (activated by Cristal Nanotechnology).
“Up to this point in time, the focus of eco-friendly paints has been to minimize paint’s negative effect on human health and the environment, through limiting levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and prohibiting the use of hazardous chemicals,” shares Johnson Ongking, vice president of Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines, Inc. “But the introduction of Boysen KNOxOUT changes the whole paradigm. Now, we actually have an ecoactive technology that’s constantly working to clean the air. In effect, it transforms any painted surface into an air purifying device.”
“People used to think that paint fouled up the air, and now we have a paint that actually purifies the air. It turns the whole concept of paint around.”
A joint report of the World Bank and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) showed there were nearly 5000 premature deaths each year in Manila due to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases from exposure to poor air quality. Health concerns (asthma, other lung infections, heart problems, cancers, central nervous system damage and lowered IQs) increasingly affect city dwellers.
What’s worse is that no community within the metropolis is immune from the growing threat of Metro Manila’s degraded air quality.
One of the most fatal air pollutants health wise are nitrogen oxides (NOx). Nitrogen oxides (NOx) is the generic term for a group of highly reactive gasses all of which contain nitrogen and oxygen in varying amounts. As a precursor for fine particulate matter, ozone (SMOG) and acid rain, NOx can contribute to a variety of health problems such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and lung cancer. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notes that of the 6 principal air pollutants, NOx is the only one that has not decreased since the passage of the Clean Air Act in the US.
In March 1999, the British Medical Journal quoted Dr. Miguel Celdran, a pediatrician at the Makati Medical Center, who said: “About 90 percent of my patients have respiratory illness, and we’re seeing babies as young as two months suffering from asthma. Twenty years ago, this was unheard of.”
The innovation represented by Boysen KNOxOUT can go a long way to bring down NOx levels in the air, reducing the health burden of Manila skies in the process. Activated by Cristal Nanotechnology, Boysen KNOxOUT is based on the nano sized titanium dioxide, which acts as a photocatalyst, triggering certain chemical reactions stimulated by light.
For more information about the latest green paint technologies and innovations from Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines, Inc. visit http://eboysen.com/ or call (02)364-3505 to 09.