AIR-INK is a brand of ink and ink-based art products made by condensing soot-based gaseous effluents generated by air pollution due to incomplete combustion of fossil fuels. Founded by Graviky Labs,
2. Particulate matter (PM)
FACT
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The term fine particles, or particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5), refers
to tiny particles or droplets in the air that are two and one half
microns or less in width. There are about 25,000 microns in an
inch. The widths of the larger particles in the PM2.5 size range
would be about thirty times smaller than that of a human hair.
Soot
includes the fine black particles, chiefly composed of carbon produced
by incomplete combustion of fossil fuels. The soot particles are
extremely tiny – 2.5 micrometers or smaller in diameter; this is smaller
than dust or mold. Soot is about 1/30 the diameter of a human hair. It
can travel deep into our lungs, where it can cause serious harm.
4. The ingredients of air pollution
Particulate matter (PM)
Hydrocarbons (HC)
Nitrogen oxides (NOx).
Carbon monoxide (CO)
Sulfur dioxide (SO2).
5. WHAT IS
KAALINKKAALINK is a post tailpipe retrofit.
It’s a mechatronic system which consists of filters, sensors,
and a capture unit.
capture technique is a fusion of electrostatic filtration, depth
filtration, wall flow filtration, etc. The filtration technologies
are pipelined with each other to achieve the desired filtration
granularity. The system is under rigorous testing process
right now, and is installed on diesel generators and
automobiles, that produce fossil fuel emissions.
6.
7. ELETROSTATIC PRECIPITATION OR
FILTRATION
An electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is an device that removes dust
particles from a flowing gas (such as air) using the force of an
induced electrostatic attraction i,e like charges repel; unlike charges
attract Electrostatic precipitators are highly efficient filtration devices
that allow the flow of gases through the device, and can easily
remove fine particulate matter such as dust and smoke from the air
stream.
8. A Depth Filter is a filter consisting of either
multiple layers or a single layer of a medium
having depth, which captures contaminants
within its structure, as opposed to on the surface.
Depth filters typically have nominal pore size
ratings.
depth filter
9. The captured pollution contains toxic impurities like re-entrant dust, heavy
metals, oils, etc. This is purified by proprietary chemical processes
beginning with gravity based separation for high-mass particles, and
catalysed activation. Finally the recovered soot is taken through a grinding
process to bring to a consistent particle size, as good as an ink pigment
What goes where
The generated waste during the process are mainly of type A4, B1 and B2 according to
the MoEFCC. We use the services of a leading waste management company to sort and
recycle them accordingly.
10. WHY MAKE INKS? WHY NOT JUST BURY THE
CAPTURED POLLUTION?
The particulate matter derives its carcinogenic
properties from its ability float in air and thus being
able to enter into our respiratory system and settling
in lungs. By binding the captured pollution into
inks, we are able to take away its ability to float in
air.
Storing in earth leads to soil pollution in coming
generations
“Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow
them to disperse because we’ve been ignorant of their value.”
Buckminster Fuller,
11. KAALINK is used to capture particulate matter emitted
from pollution sources. This happens without
considerable backpressure on the exhaust
How is it made
12. Pollution collected by KAALINK undergoes
various proprietary processes to remove heavy
metals and carcinogens. The end product is
purified carbon based pigment.
13. During the final stage, the carbon is taken through another
chemical process to make different types of inks and
paints.
14. removal of heavy metals; dealing with carcinogens; and
then optimizing product mix for development of variety of
inks and paints.
