If it works in hospitals , why can the greenhouse gardening sector also not gain from ionization ? That baffles Inventor Aad van der Starre . Google this Dutchman ’s name , and news reports will right away come out up from all sorts of sectors . Aad ’s company , Freshlight ’s alone ionisation innovations have been used successfully for years . Internationally , too . Yet , gardening still lag . total and sales advisor Ron Arends and Hans Smaal , two acquaintances in that sphere , want to change that .
" Growers must aline to circumstance and find alternatives , " says Ron . He knows of large grower in North America and Mexico who apply Aad ’s method , yet Dutch cultivator are loath , even conservative .
Aad van der Starre .
Not newIonization is nothing Modern . It happens in nature , for example , when lightning or friction yield static electrical energy . In short , ionisation change a junk particle ’s electrical charge . This phenomenon may be passably elusive for a layperson , especially regarding air refining .
Some growers in the Netherlands are already familiar with Freshlight ’s piece of work . One is currently using the technique to ionize his water system . " Their green basin was crystal decipherable within one week . It was as if that grower saw piss electrocution , " Aad begins with a laugh . " Ionization also removes botrytis or fusariums from the air . That ’s not seeable , but the muddied the air travel , the louder our gadget - which purify the atmosphere through ionization - crackles . By summate a damaging kick , we convert a fungus or computer virus , like the love apple mosaic virus ' positive charge . "
Add considers it vital that self-governing scientific institutions extensively screen and approve his inventions . " Few companies have as well certified . That give me peace of mind , too , " he allege . you may find all these certificates on the company ’s website .
Water systems using ionization .
No ozoneAbout five yr ago , the business took its first stride into the horticultural sphere . " A grower investing in ignition had to choose between installing a novel author or our vitality - saving LED light . He pick out the latter . " With 35 years of experience in other sphere , Freshlight is not ' new , ' though Aad , Ron , and Hans agree that the company is still unfamiliar to many in greenhouse horticulture .
Aad based his innovations on beta - negative , non - ferrous ionisation . Unlike received ionisation , it releases no ozone . That is precisely the argument they face up , say the gross sales advisor . " That ’s unjustified , " Aad hard believes . you’re able to use his inventions to purify air and water .
Full spectrum LEDThe company ’s initial step into horticulture was with visible light , though . Freshlight makes full - spectrum LED lamps with integrated ionization . " Full spectrum daytime aid the calcium - Lucifer connection . In animal husbandry , that help strengthen bones . In gardening , it gives strong crops . "
turn over a little deep into the spectrum , and Aad point out that there are " slightly more UV - A and UV - B peak " before " flip on " and then a full sunshine spectrum . " Our spectrum ends with a drawn - out red light acme . To be exact , far - red and infrared light between 780 - 855 nanometer , " he excuse . Aad is sometimes asked what that is for . " It compensates for an LED ’s ' cold light . ' Our lamps are between 97 and 99.3 % efficient . So , almost all the zip you use is exchange into luminosity . "
FreshLight ’s light-emitting diode lighter
Practical resultsDutch nurseries and independent inquiry companionship are presently test Freshlight ’s ionization techniques . Freshlight fabricate everything , whether it be lamps with ionisation , separate ionization module to hang in the greenhouse , or method to practice ionization in water systems . " Growers need to roll in the hay something work , " say Ron .
" That makes common sense . We ’ve been show for year that it does , with test reports and practical consequence . That ’s why we say : dare to take that step , too , " he concludes . Then growers can ' see weewee burning ' and pick up airwave crackling . But , above all , they benefit from clean air , water , and full spectrum lead light .
For more information : FreshlightRon ArendsTel . : + 31 ( 0 ) 641 687 069Email:[email protect ]
Hans SmaalTel . : +31 ( 0 ) 651 664 062Email:[email protected]www.freshlight.eu
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