The
company nOx, subsidiary of the Poujaud’s group, commercialised since July 2017
is an innovative under control atmosphere storage process and accessible to all
This technique is feasible thanks to the big bag nOx. It permits a perfect seed and grain protection from all sorts of insect pests without using any chemicals, neither liquid nor gas, or even cold chain. This method avoids the issues of pesticide residues and insect mutations.
Big bag nOx contains an intern gas hermitical liner with a suction valve. When the bag is filled up and sealed, a simple vacuum cleaner permits to create partial vacuum. The extracted air is replaced by an equivalent volume of CO2 (alimentary CO2- inert gas). Anoxia is lethal for free insects. But a three week treatment with CO2 will also permit to eradicate hidden insects (worms and eggs). Another advantage is the seed preservation from humidity and against new pest contamination in the storage place.
This technique is perfectly appropriate for organic seeds and legumes, for instance as a satisfactory control of bruchid on lentils. No specific and expensive equipment is required to use the big bag nOx. A classic soldering clip to seal the liner, a domestic vacuum cleaner and a blower.
Big bag nOx are also adapted for automatic bagging line with blowing to format the liner before filling. Big bag nOx dimensions are 900x900x1600 mm with a capacity of 1200 kg.
Visit the nOx storage website, HERE.
This technique is feasible thanks to the big bag nOx. It permits a perfect seed and grain protection from all sorts of insect pests without using any chemicals, neither liquid nor gas, or even cold chain. This method avoids the issues of pesticide residues and insect mutations.
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Big bag nOx contains an intern gas hermitical liner with a suction valve. When the bag is filled up and sealed, a simple vacuum cleaner permits to create partial vacuum. The extracted air is replaced by an equivalent volume of CO2 (alimentary CO2- inert gas). Anoxia is lethal for free insects. But a three week treatment with CO2 will also permit to eradicate hidden insects (worms and eggs). Another advantage is the seed preservation from humidity and against new pest contamination in the storage place.
This technique is perfectly appropriate for organic seeds and legumes, for instance as a satisfactory control of bruchid on lentils. No specific and expensive equipment is required to use the big bag nOx. A classic soldering clip to seal the liner, a domestic vacuum cleaner and a blower.
Big bag nOx are also adapted for automatic bagging line with blowing to format the liner before filling. Big bag nOx dimensions are 900x900x1600 mm with a capacity of 1200 kg.
Visit the nOx storage website, HERE.
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