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In order to solve the country's current severe shortage of medical oxygen in the context of increasing coronavirus cases, the Bombay Institute of Technology (IIT-B) in India has proposed an innovative method to convert a nitrogen plant into an oxygen generator.
The institute stated in an official statement that Professor and Dean (R&D) Milind Atrey, who specializes in cryogenic engineering, has conducted a pilot project with Tata Consulting Engineers (TCE) to convert existing nitrogen plants into oxygen factory.
IIT Bombay demonstrated the conversion of a nitrogen generator to an oxygen generator: a simple and quick solution to the current oxygen crisis. We ask various government agencies, NGOs and private companies to contact Professor Milind Atrey (dean.rnd@iitb.ac.in). pic.twitter.com/etSdJi6ZQi
The process relies on simple technical intervention to convert a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) nitrogen plant to a PSA oxygen plant. It was found that the purity of the oxygen produced was 93-96%, and the pressure was 3.5 atmospheres.
The statement said: "It (converting nitrogen units to oxygen units) was done by fine-tuning the existing nitrogen plant settings and changing the molecular sieve from carbon to zeolite."
Professor Atrey said that such nitrogen plants, which use atmospheric air as raw materials, are available in various factories across India, so they can be used to save lives during the current crisis.
"Therefore, each of them may be converted into an oxygen generator, thus helping us through the current public health emergency," it added.
According to the report, Spantech engineers in Mumbai were responsible for handling PSA nitrogen and oxygen production and installed the components required for testing in the laboratory within three days.
The institute has asked various government agencies, NGOs, NGOs, and private companies to contact Atrey and Tata consulting engineers to quickly adopt the technology nationwide.
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