Defeating Covid-19

Defeating Covid-19
Jul-16-20
Researchers from the University of Houston developed, in collaboration with others, an air filter that can kill SARS-CoV-2, commonly known as Coronavirus, or Covid-19.

This filter is made out of nickel foam, which is porous, electrically conductive, and flexible, heated at 200 degrees Centigrade. Tests have shown that 99.8% of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was killed in a single run, and 99.9% of anthrax spores were killed too.

The development of this air filter was important, because SARS-CoV-2 can live around three hours in the air, and survive temperature up to 70 degrees Centigrade, a temperature very unlikely to happen in a building. Therefore, the filter was made to heat the air at very high temperatures, resulting in destroying the virus almost instantly.

This air filter could be installed in airports, airplanes, buildings, and many other enclosed spaces to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus, and help us get back to a more normal life.

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Fantastic idea and its execution.
Posted by Pradeep Kumar on July 22, 2020
Yes I would like to market it and sell it ..give me more info ..
Aylwin
Toronto
Canada
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Posted by AYLWIN Mathew on August 2, 2020
Excellent. Necessity is the Mother of Invention.
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
Posted by Anumakonda Jagadeesh on September 22, 2020
we are interested in selling this product to the automotive sector in which we have been operating for over 35 years in Brazil
Posted by Ailton Mendes on November 27, 2020

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