IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur develop new Air Purification technology that deactivates COVID-19 virus in 1 minute

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IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur develop new Air Purification technology that deactivates COVID-19 virus in 1 minute

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July 26, 2022

IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur develop new Air Purification technology

Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Kanpur and IIT Bombay have jointly developed a new “Anti-Microbial Air Purification Technology”. This technology will be effective against COVID-19 virus along with the air pollutants. The technology has been tested at CSIR-IMTECH and has proven to be able to deactivate corona virus with an efficacy of 99.9% within just 1 minute.

This new Air purification technology is developed by AiRTH, a startup incubated at the Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre (SIIC), IIT Kanpur. As the new technology has received the CSIR-IMTECH validation, the technology can be termed pioneering in its efforts to combat COVID.

As per the official statement by IIT Kanour, Ravi Kaushik, CEO and Founder of AiRTH realized the limitations in the existing purification technologies, while he was pursuing his Masters in Environmental Engineering at IIT Bombay. With guidance and support from Professor Amitabha Bandopadhyay, Professor-in-charge of the Startup Incubation and Innovation Centre, IIT Kanpur, AiRTH was incubated. The Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, played a crucial role in testing the prototypes, with validation from trusted and respected laboratories of India like CSIR-NPL, CSIR-CDRI, amongst others.

AiRTH Anti Microbial Air Purifiers are already in use in hospitals, protecting immuno-compromised cancer patients at fatal risk even from a common cold. AiRTH’s technology has helped Corporates, both Private and Government by ensuring business continuity and encouraging their employees to return to clean air offices. The technology developed by AiRTH exemplifies the vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Made in India’ initiative.

The relatively novel technology from AiRTH is different from the other similar air purifiers in the market. Earlier generation of air purifiers that floods the market, works on the mechanism of capturing particles; however continuous over-usage of the filter medium leads to the filter itself becoming a breeding ground for germs, like a petri dish. The new technology from AiRTH makes sure that the germs are deactivated due to its plant-based coating on the filters, UV irradiations and OH (Hydroxyl) radicals.

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