World's First Plant Based Air Purifier - Ubreathe Life

Why in News? 

IIT Ropar's startup Urban Air Laboratory in collaboration with the Delhi University, has Launched a plant based indoor Air Purifier called "Ubreathe Life" .

How Plant based Air Purifier works?

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. 

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. 

Phytoremediation is a process by which plants effectively remove pollutants from the air.

Why Plant based Air Purifier is a game changer?

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.

Thus ‘Ubreathe Life’ can be a solution to this concern.

‘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 etc. and all have given good results in purifying indoor-air.