Hyderabad: “The Phi Factory” – an urban enterprise – has launched an oxygen producing kit under the name “Project Vayuputra” to address the oxygen deficiency problem experienced by those undergoing housing.
The co-founder and partner of the company Praveen Gorakhvi said there is a shortage of oxygen supply and medical attention COVID-19 patients. The oxygen concentrators can be used while waiting for a patient or during transport to the hospital. But the cost of an oxygen concentrator is about Rs.90,000 and that is a shortfall.
The other source of oxygen for patients is gas cylinder. But acquiring and refilling it is stressful.
To address this issue, ‘The Phi Factory’ has developed an oxygen-producing microreactor using hydrogen peroxide (H202) as its primary candidate due to its low cost and easy availability in the market.
This device is portable and can produce 10 liters of oxygen per minute and can be used for two patients.
The price of the device with 20 liters of consumable liquid is R2500. It is enough to sustain a patient’s life for 12 hours. Once empty, the consumables can be replaced with a 20-liter refill can that costs 1,500.
‘We are willing to provide the design of the oxygen driver to the companies that are willing to manufacture it on a mass scale. It can also be used to produce oxygen on a large level, ”said Praveen.
Source: The Siasat Daily