A water-free laundry system can help the cleanroom manufacturing industry lower costs and shrink its environmental footprint, according to the California Energy Commission’s final report on CO2Nexus’ carbon dioxide-based processes.
The report documents the results of 18 months of field-testing the company’s Tersus Cleanroom Solution.
The waterless laundry system delivers 50 percent higher garment throughput and 50 percent reduction in operating costs by reducing space requirements and energy use, the company says.
CO2Nexus is finalizing its commercial system and is collaborating with its global partners to commercially deploy Tersus in 2015.
The CEC report documents that Tersus met or exceeded the following cleanroom specifications using liquefied carbon dioxide and proprietary chemistry:
The Tersus system features a barrier system that maintains the integrity of the cleanroom environment by using a two-door machine that securely penetrates the clean environment while sealing off the non-clean area. With a real-time monitoring feature and garment-specific programming, it can adapt to the needs of each cleanroom and the operators’ preferences.
The company says the platform offers greater management oversight into garment processing through custom management reports.
