Project description
Innovative air purification system in factories
Factories remain a big source of pollutant release to Europe’s environment. This includes the release of toxic gas such as carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon monoxide (CO), which are harmful to human health. Air pollution is not only responsible for hundreds of thousands of premature deaths in Europe, it is also hazardous to the environment, causing animal and plant loss and loss of diversity. To reverse this trend, the EU-funded C-Air project proposes an effective real-time air purification system, created by the innovative air-tech company Salamandra Zone, that manages both polluted particles and dangerous gases in extremely high concentrations. The system purifies toxic air and enhances it with oxygen, rendering it non-toxic and non-harmful.
Objective
Over time, cities have grown rapidly and are now located close to factories. This has put the lives of families and individuals at risk as factories pollute and release toxic gases that may spread into the environment. The lives of workers employed at these factories is also at risk. As of 2017, air pollution has been directly linked to over 500,000 premature deaths in Europe3. Toxic gases such as Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO), are some examples of pollutants that factories release. Moreover, the leakage of these gases lead to environmental problems such as loss of animal and plant life, loss of biodiversity, acidification, etc.4 Air scrubbers, or scrubbers, are the most common devices used by factory owners to combat the leakage of harmful gases. They are devices that are used to remove pollutants from smoke or gas. Currently, scrubbers are ineffective for several reasons: 1) they have a limited range of treatable gases; 2) they offer poor purification; 3) they are enpensive; and, 4) they required a large infrastructure.
Salamandra zone has created the C-Air, an efficient real-time air purification system that handles both polluted particles and hazardous gases in extremely high concentrations. The system purifies toxic air and enriches it with oxygen making it non-toxic and breathable, thus saving the lives of workers at factories and of citizens living near them in case an emergency occurs.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwater treatment processesdrinking water treatment processes
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryinorganic compounds
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanets
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringair pollution engineering
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution
Programme(s)
Funding Scheme
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinator
9210200 JERUSALEM
Israel
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.