IIT Ropar’s startup company, Urban Air Laboratory, that has developed the product claims it to be world’s first, state-of-the art ‘Smart Bio-Filter’ that can make breathing fresh.
About Ubreathe Life
This living-plant based air purifier “Ubreathe Life” that amplifies the air purification process in the indoor spaces.
These indoor spaces can either be hospitals, schools, offices and your Homes.
The technology works through the air-purifying natural leafy plant.
The room-air interacts with leaves and goes to the soil-root zone where maximum pollutants are purified.
Ubreathe claims that the product has certain biophilic benefits, such as supporting cognitive function, physical health, and psychological well-being.
The consumer need not water the plant regularly as there is a built-in water reservoir with a capacity of 150ml which acts as a buffer for plant requirements.
The novel technology used in this product is ‘Urban Munnar Effect’ along with patent pending “Breathing Roots” to exponentially amplify the phytoremediation process of the plants.
Phytoremediation is a process by which plants effectively remove pollutants from the air.
‘Ubreathe Life’ effectively improves indoor air quality by removing particulate, gaseous and biological contaminants while increasing the oxygen levels in the indoor space through specific plants, UV disinfection and a stack of Pre-filter, Charcoal filter and HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter fitted in a specially designed wooden box.
There is a centrifugal fan which creates a suction pressure inside the purifier, and releases purified air, formed at the roots, through the outlet in 360degree direction.
The specific plants tested for air-purification include Peace Lily, Snake Plant, Spider plant and all have given good results in purifying indoor-air.
Need
According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report the indoor air spaces are five times more polluted than outdoor air space.
That is a cause of concern especially in the present Covid pandemic times. The ‘Ubreathe Life’ can be a solution to this concern.