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Technology To Turn ACs Into Affordable Air Purifiers

Researchers from IISC and IIT Kanpur have developed a technology that converts ACs into air purifiers.

The technology uses an anti-microbial air purification technology to deactivate SARS-CoV-2 (Delta variant) with an efficiency of 99.24 percent.

The air filters are mounted on regular ACs and can be used by switching on the ‘fan mode’.

The minimum cost of such air purifiers on the market is around Rs 10,000, which usually comes with a fan and air filter. However, this new type of air filter restricts microbial growth and captures PM2.5, PM10, dust, pollen, allergens, and germs from the air while purifying.

The technology has been licensed to AiRTH for marketing, a start-up incubated at IIT Kanpur.

The startup has won several awards, including the ‘Awarded Nexus Startup Development Grant’ by the US Embassy and ‘Awarded Best Innovation of the Year 2022’ at the World Environment Expo 2022.

Ravi Kaushik, an IIT-Bombay alumnus and CEO of AiRTH said,” “It has been launched in the form of a product as ‘Clean Air Module’ and comes at an affordable price of Rs 2,000. One ‘Clean Air Module’ is claimed to be as effective as 10 normal AC filters. The product is now available for purchase through AiRTH’s website and other e-commerce sites.”

Spriha Rai

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