Equipment turns the breath into money

John Lennon Airport in Liverpool, England, will become the first airport in the world to use the technology to convert passengers' breath into biofuels to save on fuel costs.

With Eco-box equipment, CO ₂ emissions that passengers at airports, terminals and public places will create biofuels. Photo: SMH.

An Eco-box device manufactured by Origo Industries will remove the CO ₂ that passengers emit and turn it into fuel for use in diesel-powered vehicles and airport heating systems. .

The original Eco-box was designed to reduce carbon emissions from vehicles. It collected waste _CO2 to give the process of photosynthesis of algae. Algae produce oil during photosynthesis. On the same unit of area, the amount of oil produced by algae is 30 times more than that of soy. Diesel engines can burn algal oil and this oil can be converted into biodiesel through refining.

"We believe the pilot project at Liverpool John Lennon Airport will have a major impact on companies' use of fuel and their carbon footprint," said Iain Houston, president of Origo Industries. expression.

The installation of the Eco-box carbon dioxide recycling system began in January this year, with the goal of producing 109,000 liters of biofuel in a pilot project that provides heat and hot water for the airport. Origo Industries said it could supply the airport with about 3,632 liters of fuel a day and believe it will start to make profits after the system has been operating for a year.