IIT Bombay Develops Tech To Turn Nitrogen Generator To Oxygen Generator

To ramp up the production of oxygen in the country amid soaring coronavirus cases, IIT Bombay has developed a technology that converts nitrogen generators to oxygen generators. In collaboration with Tata Consulting Engineers Limited, the project involves fine-tuning of nitrogen plant by changing molecular sieves from carbon to zeolite and converting Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) nitrogen to PSA oxygen. The experiment is performed in a Cryogenics laboratory at IIT Bombay.