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Post Harvest Preservation/Cold Storage
Extend freshness and shelf life, reduce shrink, increase profitability
Why let ethylene, mold and airborne microbials spoil your product and profits? Airocide eliminates 99.99% of VOCs like ethylene gas, along with mold spores, bacteria, fungi and odors. All without harmful chemicals. No ozone. No emissions. Just pure, clean air that keeps your perishables fresh and safe many times longer.
Our patented PCO technology completely destroys ethylene and airborne microbials that speed up spoilage. Our technology helps prevent cross-contamination including the effects of ethylene naturally produced by some items.
Leading global companies rely on Airocide air purification systems to extend freshness and shelf life, preserving product quality for produce, fish, meat, and dairy. Airocide has been standard equipment in Del Monte cold storage and processing facilities since 2005. Read about Del Monte and other Airocide case studies.
Leading companies rely on Airocide, worldwide
The Airocide suite of solutions
Our integrated approach gives you a custom solution based on your priorities. Solve air problems 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
What Causes Produce Spoilage in Cold Storage Environments?
Fresh produce, flowers, and post-harvest agricultural products naturally release ethylene gas during storage and transportation. Over time, elevated ethylene levels within cold storage environments can accelerate ripening, spoilage, product degradation, and shortened shelf life.
Cold storage environments may also experience airborne mold spores, odors, microbial contaminants, and environmental air quality challenges that impact product quality throughout storage and distribution operations.
Post-harvest preservation systems are designed to support cleaner storage environments and help reduce the operational impacts associated with airborne contaminants and ethylene gas accumulation.
How Ethylene Gas Removal Supports Post-Harvest Preservation
Ethylene gas is a naturally occurring plant hormone that can accelerate ripening and aging within stored produce environments. Ethylene-sensitive products may experience premature spoilage, reduced shelf life, and quality loss when exposed to elevated concentrations over time.
Ethylene gas removal systems are designed to continuously treat the storage environment to help support longer product freshness and improved post-harvest storage conditions.
- Helps reduce ethylene gas accumulation
- Supports post-harvest preservation strategies
- Helps maintain produce freshness during storage
- Supports cleaner cold storage air environments
- Can help reduce odors and airborne contaminants
- Designed for commercial cold storage applications
Applications for Post-Harvest Preservation Systems
Produce Storage Facilities
Commercial produce storage operations may use ethylene gas removal systems to support freshness retention and reduce spoilage during storage and distribution.
Floral and Horticulture Storage
Flowers and horticultural products are often highly sensitive to ethylene exposure and may benefit from controlled storage air environments.
Cold Storage Warehouses
Cold storage environments handling fruits, vegetables, and perishable agricultural products may evaluate post-harvest air purification technologies as part of broader freshness management strategies.
Food Distribution and Supply Chain Operations
Distribution facilities and supply chain operations may use environmental air quality systems to support product preservation throughout transportation and storage cycles.
Benefits of Ethylene Gas Removal and Cold Storage Air Purification
- Supports longer product shelf life
- Helps reduce premature spoilage
- Supports produce freshness during storage
- Helps improve cold storage air quality
- Can reduce airborne contaminants and odors
- Supports operational efficiency within post-harvest environments
Frequently Asked Questions About Ethylene Gas Removal and Post-Harvest Preservation
What is ethylene gas?
Ethylene gas is a naturally occurring plant hormone released by fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other agricultural products during ripening and aging.
Why is ethylene gas removal important in cold storage?
Elevated ethylene levels can accelerate ripening, spoilage, and product degradation within stored produce environments. Ethylene removal systems help support longer freshness retention.
What types of facilities use post-harvest preservation systems?
Produce storage facilities, floral operations, cold storage warehouses, food distribution centers, and agricultural supply chain operations commonly evaluate post-harvest preservation technologies.
Can ethylene gas removal help extend shelf life?
Ethylene management systems are designed to support freshness retention and post-harvest preservation strategies within commercial storage environments.
Do post-harvest preservation systems also support air quality?
Yes. Many systems are designed to help reduce airborne contaminants, odors, and environmental air quality concerns within cold storage operations.
What Airocide customers are saying
“Airocide rapidly reduced ethylene, along with providing airborne microbial reduction. Airocide is now standardized equipment for Del Monte Fresh cold storage at all of its facilities.”
Ross McKenney
VP of QA
Del Monte Fresh Produce
“Airocide has cut my shrink in the last year by 24% and paid for itself in six (6) months! Our mushrooms are staying whiter longer; our leaf items are more supple and moist. There also is not as much spotting on our melons and we haven’t thrown out a strawberry since we implemented the system.”
Lee Pittman
President
Dixie Produce
“We had such a great year and very much in part due to the addition of Airocide in our cooler – which kept the quality of the fruit stable and consistent…We used to walk into the cooler and be able to smell ethylene in varying degrees through the season. This season, the air was absolutely clean of all the ethylene naturally produced by our avocados.”
Ivan Munoz
Cal Pacific Growers/Cal Flavor
“I am very happy with the technology and would recommend the Airocide system to other businesses. The reason we purchased the system was for bacterial control for our coolers. What I notice is, there is no mold. The odors are not there anymore, and shelf-life is longer.”
Phil Dawson
President
Sling Shot Transportation
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Learn how Airocide post-harvest preservation and ethylene gas removal technologies can support produce freshness, cold storage air quality, and commercial preservation strategies.
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