Pune Pilots Innovative Technology To Generate Oxygen For Covid Patients In India

Pune, 9th June 2021: In the wake of medical oxygen shortage to treat COVID-19 patients, MIT Art, Design and Technology University, Pune has proposed a solution to overwhelm the oxygen intricacy in hospitals during the present Covid-19 crisis. The University has joined hands with industry and proved how the oxygen crisis could be resolved by the active association of faculties and students of engineering colleges with the support of the higher authorities of the University.

Due to the fast-spreading epidemic in India, the number of infected people has continuously been escalating. Amid this disease, the breath of people also rests only on the strength of oxygen. Worryingly, due to the fast depletion of oxygen in hospitals, patients’ bodies are also being broken. In view of this problem, the project has achieved great success. The MIT ADT team has found a solution to get rid of the oxygen problem.

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Prof. Dr. Rajesh Jadhav, Faculty in Chemistry and Researcher at MIT School of Engineering, Pune, who is leading the project states, “They have developed a new method of a process of separation of oxygen from air by PSA method which can boost the yield of oxygen remarkably with percentage purity of 93 % +- 3%.” His work is in the process of acquiring a patent.

Prof. Dr. Rajesh Jadhav has explained about this project. Oxygen separation from the air using Zeolite as adsorbent by using Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA). PSA method is based on two simple principles of science one is pressure and the second is adsorption. The beautiful part of this method is, raw material used for this method is air which is available in excess and is free of cost.

Air compressor is used for the sucking of air through the atmosphere and passes through two columns which are packed by using a special type of chemical Zeolite. A special type of zeolite is used like sodium zeolite, lithium zeolite, silver zeolite. As all we know, air contains 78 % nitrogen,21 % oxygen, and 1 % other gases like argon, etc. Let us see, how Oxygen separation from the air using Zeolite as an adsorbent by using Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) in various stages.

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The pilot project is a collaborative effort between MIT ADT University, Pune, and XTREME ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT Pvt. Ltd. (XEEPL) Pune, which deals with innovative value-added solutions with high-quality design engineering research equipment’s. The specialty of XEEPL is excelling in an innovative design that makes the system more reliable, robust, cost-effective, and economical in the long run, saving substantiality on your power and maintenance cost.

MIT ADT University, Pune, and XEEPL joined hands under the program of Industry Institute Interaction, and both have determined to work for a worthy noble cause as a social commitment in this pandemic. This setup for the experiment was developed within seven days, and the initial tests have shown encouraging results, as per the standard guidelines of ICMR.

Hon. Prof. Dr. Mangesh Karad, Executive President & Vice-Chancellor, MIT ADT University, Pune affirms that “MIT ADT University, Pune has planned to overcome oxygen crisis by taking modest steps like making portable oxygen supplier units with the help and active involvement of students of MIT School of Engineering at the university campus.”

Prof. Dr. Mangesh Karad Congratulated Dr. Rajesh Jadhav & the team on the successful pilot on time amidst several constraints, congratulated all the involved parties, and said that such a partnership between academia and industry is highly desirable and essential for the growth and success of our nation. MIT ADT University is always ready to provide all kinds of support to its faculties and students.

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