Honeywell Says AC-Filter Coating Kills 97% of Virus
- Company looks to partner with states to push for EPA approval
- CEO Adamczyk says market could be worth ‘hundreds of millions’
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Honeywell International Inc. is developing a coating for air filters that kills as much as 97% of the coronavirus and may be ready as soon as the end of September, Chief Executive Officer Darius Adamczyk said.
The chemical coating would need Environmental Protection Agency approval and Honeywell is enlisting the states of Texas and North Carolina as partners to help accelerate the process, Adamczyk said in an interview at Bloomberg’s New York headquarters. The coating will allow for a “drop-in” alternative to current heating and air-conditioning filters at schools and commercial buildings, avoiding costly upgrades for those systems to handle denser filtration.