The filter turns dirty air into precious stones to be released

The air we breathe today is not as healthy as before, in some places, the purity of the air is really threatened at an alarming level.

According to a recent study conducted by scientists at UC Berkeley, 4,000 people die each day in China due to dust and smoke. And according to the statistics of the American Lung Association, 4 out of 10 people have health problems caused by molecular pollution or ozone.

Towards the purification of the atmosphere, the safety of people's breathing, Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde created a 7-meter-high air purifier called Smog Free Tower (Tower of Smoke Prevention). ). This tower-shaped device is capable of absorbing the dust in the air from the top of the tower like a vacuum cleaner we use every day, after filtering, the clean air is taken out through the holes. vent. It can clean up to 30,000 m3 of air every hour, consuming 1,400W of clean energy.

After 3 years of research and development, sponsored by Kickstarter, Roosegaarde was finally able to launch its splendor in September in Rotterdam.

Currently, Roosegaarde and his colleagues in collaboration with the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China plan to bring this giant air purifier to China to assist in cleaning the air here.

This Dust Prevention Project will be launched in Beijing in September, and will then turn 4 other cities in China.
On the Roosegaarde website, this air purifier is designed primarily to provide local air quality at the place of installation, usually in public parks. Therefore, the parks that place the machine will most likely become an attractive destination after visiting the country.

Details of the operating mechanism of the device described by Roosegaarde on the Kickstarter project page:

" When the Smog Free Tower is charged with a small positive electrical current, the electrode will produce positive ions into the air. These ions will attach themselves, reducing the size of the dust particles. With positive ions, it will then be attracted by negative ions, sticking to the cathode plate, because they can still be harmful to people, so after being collected, they will be stored inside the machine. It is also impossible to escape through this technology, while conventional filters have not yet been made. "

Not only used to clean dust, the machine is also used to make small jewelry .

The carbon elements collected in the machine will be compressed together, creating small, cage gems attached to jewelry pieces such as rings or buttons. Each small stone is equivalent to 1000 m3 of filtered air.

The first machine will appear in China this fall. In addition, Mexico City, Paris and Los Angeles are also part of the adventure plan that Roosegaarde is heading to.