Between 4th and 7th June 2024, Maarten Kieft, CEO of Luper Technologies, visited the Irish Atmospheric Simulation Chamber (IASC) at the Centre for Research in Atmospheric Chemistry (CRAC), University College Cork (UCC). This visit marked a significant step in a collaborative effort to test Luper’s revolutionary air cleaning technology, the Air Shield, with RADICAL.
Luper Technologies: Revolutionising Industrial Air Cleaning
Luper Technologies is dedicated to unburdening industrial companies from their toxic air pollutants, protecting both our planet and the people living on it. The company’s mission to combat air pollution’s grave consequences is embodied in the Air Shield, an industrial air cleaning system that mimics the natural self-cleaning mechanisms of Earth’s atmosphere. By accelerating these processes by a factor of a million, Luper’s system can achieve in just 2 seconds what would take 3 months to decompose in the outside air.
The Irish Atmospheric Simulation Chamber: A Hub for Atmospheric Research
The Irish Atmospheric Simulation Chamber (IASC) at CRAC is a state-of-the-art facility designed to study atmospheric chemistry under controlled conditions.
“One of our key facilities is this atmospheric simulation chamber, which we use to simulate chemistry in the air. A key thing here is to study the reactions of radicals and how they can remove pollutants from the air,” explained Prof. John Wenger, Atmospheric Chemist at University College Cork.
The IASC is fully equipped with advanced spectroscopy equipment to measure trace gases and radicals, making it an appropriate testing ground for both the RADICAL project and Luper Technologies’ Air Shield.
Irish Atmospheric Simulation Chamber at UCC
Collaborative Efforts and Future Implications
During the visit, Luper Technologies and RADICAL conducted experiments to generate radicals and test the Air Shield’s effectiveness in removing air pollutants.
“…we have a visit from Luper Technologies, who are investigating an advanced oxidation process to clean up emissions from various different processes. The idea here is that we’re working with them to understand the radical chemistry better so that we can improve the efficiency of their process and make the air cleaner for everybody,” added Prof. John Wenger.
The IASC’s versatility and advanced capabilities allow for testing a wide range of gases, particles, and the chemical reactions they undergo. It provides a unique and controlled space to develop and test new devices, sensors, and materials, including alternatives to harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
A Bright Future for Air Quality Monitoring
This collaboration represents a significant advancement in air quality monitoring and pollution control technologies. By leveraging the unique capabilities of the IASC, both RADICAL and Luper Technologies are poised to make substantial contributions to atmospheric research and environmental protection.
“It was great to visit team RADICAL and the IASC at UCC. Unlike at our customer’s site, we’re able to precisely control the input parameters, which gives us data on how the addition of single species of molecules affect the overall performance, while the advanced equipment at the IASC allows us to track the influence of these molecules in real-time. The insights we receive from this collaboration gives us direct evaluation of the exact working mechanisms of our technology and provides ample opportunity to fine-tune our system’s performance under industrial conditions. Our next step is to further prove the effectiveness of our technology in real-world settings and do so on an industrial scale. We are passionately looking forward to RADICAL’s sensors to give us the necessary real-time insights under these real-world conditions.,” stated Maarten Kieft, CEO of Luper Technologies.
The partnership between Luper Technologies and RADICAL underscores the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in tackling the pressing issue of air pollution. With innovations like the Air Shield and the cutting-edge research conducted at the IASC, the future of air quality monitoring and improvement looks promising.
Read more on the IASC:
https://radical-air.eu/2024/02/19/the-irish-air-simulation-chamber-iasc/
https://radical-air.eu/2024/04/04/the-radical-sensor-advancing-atmospheric-chemistry-and-climate-action/
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