#GoodNews: Bhopal Team Invents Device That Cuts Vehicle Pollutants

This purifying system can cut the pollutant levels of both two-wheelers as well as four-wheelers.

The device that cuts air pollutants is in its fabrication stage.

(Photo: The Quint/Saumya Pankaj)

A team of students and faculty from the Lakshmi Narain College of Technoligy (LNCT), Bhopal has designed a device which can reduce the level of pollutants emitted by vehicles, reported The Times of India.

The device is called the ‘electrostatic gas purifier system' and was created by the team belonging to the mechanical engineering department. This purifying system can cut the pollutant levels of both two-wheelers and four-wheelers.

It has long been known that the pollutants emitted by vehicles lend to air pollution which indeed is quite harmful for the respiratory health of humans as well as the well-being of the environment. They can cause long term illnesses and even cancer. Thus, this device comes at a time which can prove to be really beneficial for everyone.

The team got their design patented after a year of hard work, says Josy George, a member of the team. She said,

“It took us almost a year to invent this device and we finally registered it as our patent so we can implement the invention in vehicles for the betterment of environment and as a contribution in an automobile research work.”

Josy George, team member, as told to <i>TOI</i>

The team has finished the design phase and are now moving on to the fabrication process. They are trying their designs on vehicles and working with different combinations of materials to get the best results, added George.

Explaining the concept behind the design and the results it is showing, Tanmay Sharma, a final-year mechanical engineering student, told TOI, “The design works on the electrostatic principle. The device is to be placed in the exhaust pipe of vehicles. We have already observed some impressive results on the software, with the efficiency up to 65-75 percent with our design.”

Zaeem Khan, a final-year student who is also part of the team, told The Times of India,

“To make a single device, we have spent up to Rs 3,000-4,000. But we are expecting to bring the cost down to Rs 1,500- Rs 2,500 if it goes in bulk productions and we can commercialise it. The pollution is less with this device. It has a flexible size and can be used in any kind of vehicle.”

Zaeem Khan, team member

(With inputs from Times of India)