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Floral
Extend freshness and shelf life, reduce shrink, increase profitability
Why let ethylene, Botrytis, mold, fungus and harmful airborne microbials spoil your product and profits? Airocide eliminates 99.99% of VOCs like ethylene gas, along with mold spores, bacteria, and fungi. All without harmful chemicals. No ozone. No emissions. Just pure, clean air that keeps your flowers fresh many times longer.
No more damage from Botrytis (grey mold) which can cause spots and premature wilting. Our patented PCO technology completely destroys airborne microbials that speed up spoilage. Extend the shelf life of your flowers in cold storage and reduce shrink. Florists can sell inventory for longer and improve customer satisfaction with flowers that stay fresh longer.
Leading global companies rely on Airocide air purification systems to preserve product quality for perishables from flowers to food.
Proven performance
Airocide Air Purifier units installed in the 148,500ft3 (4064 m3) pre-cooler at Esmeralda Farms in Miami showed a significant reduction in pathogens in just 24 hours. Mold spores and bacteria spores were reduced 79.8% in 72 hours, based on lab tests. And that’s just one of many examples!
Leading companies rely on Airocide, worldwide
Why Ethylene and Botrytis Matter in Floral Storage
Fresh flowers are highly sensitive to storage air quality. Ethylene gas, Botrytis, mold spores, fungi, and airborne microbial contaminants can accelerate wilting, spotting, premature aging, and product loss throughout floral storage and distribution.
In floral cold storage environments, even small changes in air quality can impact flower freshness, vase life, shrink, and profitability. Managing airborne contaminants and ethylene exposure is an important part of post-harvest floral preservation.
Airocide air purification technology is designed to help reduce ethylene gas, mold spores, bacteria, fungi, and other airborne contaminants without ozone or chemical emissions.
How Floral Air Purification Supports Longer Shelf Life
Floral air purification systems continuously treat the storage environment to help protect flowers from airborne contaminants that contribute to spoilage and premature aging.
By helping reduce ethylene gas and airborne microbial pressure, Airocide supports fresher inventory, lower shrink, and improved product quality from cold storage to retail display.
- Helps reduce ethylene gas exposure
- Supports Botrytis and mold control strategies
- Helps extend floral shelf life and vase life
- Supports cleaner floral cold storage environments
- Helps reduce shrink and product loss
- Designed for commercial floral storage and distribution
Applications for Floral Preservation Systems
Floral Cold Storage Facilities
Commercial floral cold storage facilities use air purification systems to help maintain flower freshness, reduce spoilage pressure, and support longer storage life.
Flower Distributors and Wholesalers
Floral distributors and wholesalers can benefit from ethylene and airborne microbial reduction during storage, staging, and distribution.
Retail Florists
Retail florists may use air purification systems to help extend inventory life, reduce product waste, and improve customer satisfaction with longer-lasting flowers.
Growers and Post-Harvest Operations
Growers and post-harvest floral operations may use air purification technology to support product quality from harvest through shipping and storage.
Benefits of Ethylene Control for Flowers
- Supports longer flower freshness
- Helps reduce premature wilting and aging
- Supports lower shrink and product waste
- Helps reduce airborne mold, fungi, and microbial contaminants
- Supports cleaner air in floral storage environments
- Can help improve profitability by preserving sellable inventory longer
Frequently Asked Questions About Floral Air Purification
Why is ethylene gas a problem for flowers?
Ethylene gas can accelerate aging, wilting, and quality loss in many flowers. Managing ethylene exposure helps support longer freshness and improved post-harvest quality.
What is Botrytis in floral storage?
Botrytis, often called grey mold, is a fungal issue that can cause spotting, decay, and premature quality loss in flowers, especially in cool and humid storage environments.
Can air purification help extend flower shelf life?
Floral air purification systems are designed to help reduce ethylene gas, mold spores, bacteria, fungi, and airborne contaminants that can contribute to shorter shelf life.
Where are floral preservation systems used?
These systems may be used in floral cold storage facilities, wholesale distribution centers, grower operations, retail florist storage areas, and post-harvest floral environments.
Does Airocide produce ozone or chemical emissions?
Airocide systems are designed to reduce airborne contaminants without ozone or harmful chemical emissions.
Request Information About Floral Preservation Solutions
Learn how Airocide floral air purification and ethylene control technology can help support flower freshness, shelf life, and cold storage air quality.
Contact the Airocide Systems team to discuss floral storage, wholesale distribution, retail florist, and post-harvest preservation applications.
The Airocide suite of solutions
Our integrated approach gives you a custom solution based on your priorities. Eliminate ethylene, Botrytis and other airborne microbials in processing and storage areas with our mounted air purifiers. Cut energy costs and get clean air everywhere with Airocide for HVAC to disinfect AHU coils. Achieve fast and flexible whole-room purification with our mobile unit.
Airocide Air Purifiers
Mounted units: customized solutions to transform air in any size and type of facility
Airocide for HVAC
Fighter Flex: Continuous cleaning of coils in HVAC and AHU’s cuts energy cost, improves IAQ
Airocide Mobile
Mobile 4-stage system for rapid whole-room air disinfection immediately, no installation