https://algix.com https://bloomfoam.com In the final video in our tour of the algae harvesting company Algix and Bloom Foam, Patrick and Ryan complete our tour of the Wet Lab. This has been one of the most enlightening trips I’ve done. I hope that both sneakerheads and ‘everyday’ consumers become more aware of the options in footwear…
https://algix.com https://bloomfoam.com In the final two episodes in the Algix & Bloom Foam visit, CTO/Co-Founder Ryan W. Hunt takes the time to show us around the Wet Lab which is operated by Patrick Carter. I take the time at the end of the video to talk to sneakerheads and sneaker culture about going to…
#cleanwater #bloomfoam https://algix.com https://bloomfoam.com In this episode we get to see more of the machinery on the factory floor before entering one of the two labs where Algix actually creates a smaller version of the Bloom Foam process.
https://algix.com https://bloomfoam.com In Part 5 CTO Ryan W. Hunt leads us to the next location on the factory floor; a jet mill that operates with winds up to mach 2. The mill smashes algae particles together to create different particle sizes for different uses of algae.
https://algix.com https://bloomfoam.com Algix & Bloom Foam have 10 of these huge algae harvesting machines. The machines are mobile and can be taken to any body of water and used to filter and create clean water. CTO Ryan W. Hunt takes his time to explain the process the machine uses and shows us some of…
https://algix.com https://bloomfoam.com In Part 3, Ryan W. Hunt (CTO/Co-Founder of Algix and Bloom) explains the stages of how Algix harvests the algae and move it from it’s wet form, to a dried product and then into milled powder before it’s joined with a polymer to create Bloom Foam. Video length: 2 minutes and 10…
https://algix.com https://bloomfoam.com In this episode of The Sustainability Report Ryan and I talk about the cheapest product by Bloom Foam for brands to implement into their supply chain, Bloom Foam’s Cushioned Strobel. I give Nike the business because they don’t have a product on the Algix & Bloom wall and I also present an idea…
https://algix.com https://bloomfoam.com In Part 1 of our tour to the Algix facility in Meridian Mississippi Ryan Hunt explains how Algix takes harmful algae blooms and returns clean water to areas that have experienced HABs. This is really important as 21 beaches in Mississippi are currently closed due to HABs. The amazing thing is that…
Algix co-founder Ryan Hunt told Newscenter 11 about technology that extracts algae from waterways. Source: Local company removes algae from water to make bioplastics Above is a link to WTOK television who was leaving the Algix & Bloom Foam facility when my family was arriving for our tour of the plant. In the story that…
Source: BLOOM Algae Foam: Explained After being invited to speak at the Footwear Innovation Summit 2019 in Los Angeles, I discovered how little I understood the importance of sustainability and technology in the sneaker industry. Sneakerheads buy more pairs than the average consumer. While this is good for the bank accounts of brands, it’s not…
