Delhi Installs India’s First Microalgae Air Tower to Fight Highway Pollution

New Delhi has deployed India’s first microalgae based PureAir Tower along the Aerocity highway corridor. It is introducing the innovative biotechnology-based solution to combat urban air pollution. This tower has been installed on a busy road median and transforming conventional road infrastructure into an active air purification system. This pilot project aims to address vehicular emissions on one of the capital’s high traffic corridors.

How the Microalgae Air Tower Works

The  conventional smog towers that rely on mechanical filters this microalgae air tower technology uses photosynthetic microalgae to absorb pollutants directly from the surrounding air.

This system captures carbon dioxide particulate matter and nitrogen oxides at street level.

Through natural biological processes this pollutants are converted into oxygen and algal biomass.

The microalgae air tower operates with minimal energy consumption and produces no secondary filter waste and making it a sustainable air purification solution.

Companies Behind the Microalgae Air Tower Project

The microalgae air tower installed in Delhi was developed through collaboration between multiple organizations.

This project was executed by C P Arora Private Limited and they are working with Carbelim Pvt Ltd.

Which is a climate tech start-up incubated at IIT Madras and supported by IIM Lucknow’s Enterprise Incubation Centre.

From Road Divider to Carbon Sink

The PureAir Tower microalgae system transforms passive road infrastructure into an active environmental solution.

Each tower is designed to the deliver an air purification effect comparable to more than 15 mature trees and continuously treating emissions from passing vehicles.

This project also includes plans to deploy BioDivider panels and which convert road dividers into continuous green corridors.

Question

Q. India’s first microalgae-based air purification tower has been installed in which city?

A. Mumbai
B. Bengaluru
C. New Delhi
D. Hyderabad