Neoplants: absorb the toxicity of environments

L’air pollution affects the cities as well as the houses. Indoor air is essential for health, and a simple houseplant cannot change that. External particulate matter contaminants are also added volatile organic compounds (VOC) comes from the building materials of the place where we live. Some of them can lead to cancer, respiratory problems and heart disease leading to death.

Neoplants is a French company from Paris that focuses on improving the capacity of the plant apartment of to catch L’pollution and the VOCs. The company chose a plant with high potential and began genetic modifications. The goal is to activate ways in which this plant converts these compounds into a useful by-product. Neoplants has chosen the pothos plant to create the first biological purifier.

The French company has the genome of the pothos plant, to convert formaldehyde from the air into sucrose. In addition, it is also capable of converting benzene and other compounds into proteins. To summarize it more clearly, the plant absorbs the formaldehyde and the benzene and then produces proteins and sugars that are used as food. All this makes it possible to increase the ability to absorb toxic substances. Simply put, a living air purifier. This method will have a major impact on large-scale air purification.