Growing Controversy between Environmentalists and Hog Producers Stresses Urgency of the Release of Innoventor Engineering’s Air Cleaning Technology

St. Louis ­ Innoventor Engineering, Inc. has announced the release of their Air Scrubber, a system developed to reduce particulate and odor emissions from hog farms. Innoventor's president said that growing controversy between environmental agencies, communities and hog producers has pushed the timetable for production of the Air Scrubber.

Innoventor officials said they feel the pork producers will welcome technology that allows them to affordably and effectively clean up their operations - the release of the Air Scrubber to the industry is a "win-win" development for all concerned.

Innoventor designed the Air Scrubber with the guidance of researchers from Iowa State University and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. This system removes odors and particulate from the air emitted from swine and other animal confinement buildings using the principle of conservation of particle momentum. This practice is widely used in other industrial applications but is unique to this segment of the food production industry.

Odor samples collected and analyzed by the researchers from a southern Illinois farm equipped with the Air Scrubber recorded a 80 percent reduction in odor across the device. The device remained in operation for a period of six months without maintenance or reduction of efficiency.

The Air Scrubber is practical in its application, working in tandem with existing systems already in place on most major hog farms. As a systems retrofit, the Air Scrubber also holds down the cost of implementation and operation.

Innoventor's team of engineers is working to develop a "complete environmental solution" for waste from hog farms. A technique to control odors and waste released by lagoons is in development and lagoon cleanup procedures are being evaluated.

For more information about the Air Scrubber go to the Company News.