En Solución is advancing a portfolio of nanobubble-based projects that explore how highly stable gas-in-liquid systems can improve water quality, product quality, and process performance across multiple sectors. Our work spans proof-of-concept, laboratory validation, in-field pilots, and early deployment with partners, all built around a common platform: precise generation, control, and measurement of nanobubbles in real-world environments.
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Postharvest wash and product quality
We are focused on treating open-source and canal-sourced irrigation water with ozone nanobubbles. Comparative field work has demonstrated an order-of-magnitude improvement in reduction of total coliforms versus legacy approaches like chemical and radiation, using the same water sources and historical datasets as benchmarks. The aim is a cost-effective, easily implemented, chemical and residual-free approach that neutralizes pathogens and removes contamination in surface waters. We are currently testing a commercial-scale irrigation unit on canal-fed systems at the Yuma Agricultural Center in Yuma, Arizona, in collaboration with the University of Arizona.
Irrigation and agricultural water treatment
We are exploring how ozone nanobubbles can improve plant effluent before discharge or reuse. In one set of trials, nanobubble spray applications reduced biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) across an entire facility’s effluent, with the potential for roughly 10× improvement in wastewater quality and lower disposal costs. Building on this, we’re investigating whole-facility water strategies that use nanobubbles to close loops, reduce load on downstream treatment,and support regulatory compliance.
Effluent and wastewater quality
We have a number of projects on farm looking at improved animal health, augmented outputs for milking applications, and increased sustainability for waste handling. With a strategic partner, our access to farm resources has launched a number of independent pilot projects. In each of the cases, the unique benefits of nanobubbles of various gas types are being exploited to achieve novel benefits ultimately decreasing input costs and driving yield with more sustainable practices.
On farm applications
Nanobubbles’ physical behavior in liquid makes them promising tools for addressing surfaces and structures that are difficult to clean with traditional methods. Our lab and in-plant studies look at how flowing nanobubbles interact with biofilms and embedded organisms on metals, polymers, and complex geometries. This work includes both removal and prevention—testing how nanobubble-rich streams can strip away existing buildup while also delaying new accumulation over time.
Biofilms, surfaces, and hard-to-reach places
Beyond conventional process and water applications, we’re investigating how ozone nanobubbles affect specific organisms of interest in animal and environmental systems. For example, in collaboration with the federal government, ozone nanobubble treatments have shown dramatic reductions in Eimeria acervulina oocyst sporulation compared with chlorine, pointing toward new strategies for managing certain parasitic or microbial pressures in water-based environments.
Animal health and specialized microbial challenges
Underpinning all of these projects is a core platform program focused on how nanobubbles are generated, characterized, and controlled. This includes:
Separating nanobubbles from larger bubbles to better understand and exploit their unique properties
Studying relationships between gas injection rates and subsequent nanobubble concentration levels, and time-release behaviors in solution
Refining sensor configurations and control schemes that use residual signals (like ORP or dissolved oxygen) as process inputs
This platform work allows En Solución to adapt its nanobubble technology to new application areas quickly, while maintaining a rigorous, data-driven understanding of how nanobubble systems behave in complex, real-world conditions.
Platform science: gas mixtures, controls, and measurement
IN THE NEWS
En Solución CEO Alex Athey was interviewed by Ag Tech experts Dennis Donohue and Candace Wilson for their podcast Voices of the Valley
PMA WEBINAR
NANOBUBBLES: New pop for improved produce safety
Our CEO Dr. Alex Athey joined Produce Marketing Association's
Dr. Trevor Suslow on a webinar hosted by PMA.