Industries across Europe are threatened with shutdown as European Union emission¹ rules for Volatile² Organic Compounds are tightened³. Now an air cleaning invention from the University of Copenhagen has proven its ability to remove these compounds. And in the process they have helped a business in Danish town Aarhus improve relations to angry neighbors. Inventor, Copenhagen chemist Matthew Johnson, presented evidence for the air cleaning invention at the conference "First International Education Forum⁴ on Environment and Energy Science" held on Hawaii December 14 to 18.

 

In deepest secrecy⁵ the inventor Matthew Johnson from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Copenhagen has been collaborating⁶ with an investor⁷, INFUSER, in mounting and testing a revolutionary air cleaning device at the industrial plant, "Jysk Miljoerens" in Danish town Aarhus. The reason for keeping the testing secret was that they wanted to be absolutely sure that they could in fact remove the pollution before going public. Now their measurements are concluded and the results are in. And the device actually works.

 

 

At the department of Chemistry atmospheric⁸ chemist Matthew Johnson invented and patented the air cleaning method which is based on the natural ability of the Earth atmosphere to clean itself. In a process triggered by sunlight, polluting gasses rising into the sky start forming particles when they come across naturally occurring compounds such as ozone⁹. The newly formed particles are washed out of the atmosphere by rain. Once the rain hits the ground, the atmosphere is clean again. In other words the whole process is nature's own purifications（净化，提纯） works, explains Professor Johnson.

 

"I have investigated the self-cleaning mechanism¹⁰ of the atmosphere for years. Suddenly I realized, that the mechanism is so simple, that we could wrap it in a box and use it to clean indoor air. This makes for a better indoor climate, and in this particular case it also removes smells from this industrial process allowing the company to stay in business and making the neighbours happy," says Matthew Johnson.

 

 

For the INFUSER CEO Lars Nannerup the new air cleaning method was a heavensent（喜从天降）. For some time he had wanted to establish a cleantech business delivering green and sustainable solutions to industry.

 

-For INFUSER, collaborating with the University of Copenhagen has been extremely fruitful. We have been operating in an electrifying¹² field between fundamental research and commercial development. This is an area where pure theory and good ideas are tested outside the very competent walls of the university. And we have been extraordinarily¹³ successful. We are excited to be able to bring to market this revolutionary technology. We are proud that it is a Danish invention, and we're proud that this invention helps making the world a better and a cleaner place," says Nannerup.

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