Developing a novel lightweight portable oxygen concentrator unit by validating the performance of the adsorbent materials

通过验证吸附材料的性能，开发新型轻型便携式制氧机

基本信息

批准号：
478248-2015
负责人：
Rohani, Sohrab
金额：
$ 0.91万
依托单位：
University of Western Ontario
依托单位国家：
加拿大
项目类别：
Engage Plus Grants Program
财政年份：
2015
资助国家：
加拿大
起止时间：
2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=579393
关键词：
Developing novel lightweight portable oxygen

项目摘要

Air pollution is a worldwide epidemic problem particularly in heavily populated megacities. As a result, there is a growing need to address the air quality using a lightweight and portable oxygen concentrator. In this proposal, the industry partner, CPAP Direct Inc. is directly involved in the field of oxygen concentrators for sleep apnea and other medical applications. CPAP is interested in expanding their markets into "portable" air concentrators by developing a product that produces 30-50% oxygen-enriched air, which is not medical grade. The main objective of the research project is to find a suitable zeolitic molecular sieve for the development of a lightweight non-medical grade portable oxygen concentrator. A proper zeolitic molecular sieve working based on pressure swing adsorption (PSA) technique has been identified proven effective in the Engage Grant. This system is capable of producing a 30-50% oxygen-enriched air stream with a flow rate of 2 l/min in a continuous mode. In the next phase of the project, CPAP Direct would continue its support and collaboration with our team to investigate and validate the performance of the selected zeolitic molecular sieves under environmental conditions, and construct a portable oxygen concentrator as a new product. A bench-scale automated PSA setup capable of simulating the actual oxygen concentrator unit under accelerated testing conditions will be investigated in order to evaluate the lifetime of the selected adsorbent and the effect of air pollutants on the unit performance. Furthermore, the control system and the hardware components will be designed with the help of the engineering team of the industrial partner.

空气污染是全球流行病问题，尤其是在人口稠密的大城市中。结果，使用轻质和便携式氧气集中器应对空气质量的需求越来越大。在该提案中，行业合作伙伴CPAP Direct Inc.直接参与了用于睡眠呼吸暂停和其他医疗应用的氧气集中器领域。 CPAP有兴趣通过开发生产30-50％富含氧气的空气的产品，将其市场扩展到“便携式”空气集中器中，这不是医疗级别。研究项目的主要目的是找到适合轻质非医疗级便携式氧气浓度的合适的沸石分子筛。根据压力摆动吸附（PSA）技术，已确定了一种适当的Zeolitic分子筛（PSA）在参与授权方面有效的。该系统能够产生30-50％富含氧气的空气流，流速为2 l/min 连续模式。在项目的下一阶段，CPAP Direct将继续与我们的团队进行支持和协作，以调查和验证所选沸石分子筛子在环境条件下的性能，并构建便携式氧气集中器作为新产品。将研究能够在加速测试条件下模拟实际氧气集中器单元的台式自动PSA设置，以评估所选吸附剂的寿命以及空气污染物对单位性能的影响。此外，控制系统和硬件组件将在工业合作伙伴的工程团队的帮助下设计。