- The name of the living plant-based air purifier is ‘Ubreathe Life’.
- The ‘Ubreathe Life’ boost or amplifies the purification process of air in indoor areas like hospitals, schools, offices, or homes.
- It is the world’s 1st smart air purifier or smart biofilter.
- Its work principle depends on the air-purifying natural leafy plant. The leaves of the plant and the air comes in interaction or contact with each other and then the air goes to the soil-root space where pollutants are purified.
- The ‘Ubreathe Life’ eliminates harmful elements, gaseous and biological contaminants by raising oxygen levels in the indoor space with the help of specific plants, UV disinfection, and a stack of pre-filter, charcoal filter, and HEPA (high-efficiency particulate air) filter.
- The specific plants in the product are peace lily, snake plant, spider plant, etc.
- The product is developed by Urban Air Laboratory which is the startup company of IIT Ropar.
- It is incubated at IIT Ropar, which is a designated iHub - AWaDH (Agriculture and Water Technology Development Hub) by the Department of Science and Technology.
Question:
a. IIT Ropar
b. IIT Kanpur
c. Management Studies of Delhi University
