The global
air pollution control equipment market is anticipated to reach USD 10.4 billion by 2025. Air pollution can be a result of both natural and human actions. Volcanic eruptions, forest fires, wind erosion, natural radioactivity are some of the natural events that cause air pollution. However, human activities contribute a major part and the activities include air pollutants discharged by factories and industries owing to the industrial process,
fuel emissions by vehicles, deforestation, and smoking.
A recent report regarding air pollution, states that the Industrial manufacturing and the construction industry are the two largest polluters in the world. These two industries contribute to the second largest year-over-year increase in air contaminants in the last two decades. Industrial operations produce heavily contaminated air in manufacturing industries. This can disrupt the efficiency and pose health, safety, and environmental risks. Therefore, air pollution control equipment is used to mitigate these industry issues as these solutions possess multiple benefits.
One of the technologies deployed to either reduce or remove the emission of substances into the atmosphere that can harm both human health and the environment is the End of pipe technology. This technology not only helps in decreasing the emission of harmful gases but it also cleans exhaust and polluted air before it is emitted from factories and industries. What differentiates this equipment from the conventional air pollution control equipment is the cost-effectiveness of these products.
Millions of vehicles run every day on roads. These vehicles are powered by gasoline and diesel engines that burn petroleum for releasing energy. Pollutants such as PM, nitric oxide and NO2, carbon monoxide, and lead are emitted from these vehicles which result in a higher level of air pollution.
Bringing down the PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels by up to 30 percent
The government of India has approached a few of the premier technical and medical institutes in the country to help restore clean air across the countries most polluted cities.
“In the last couple of months, top technical institutes of repute have been identified to act as knowledge partners and guides for activities related to abatement of air pollution in over 100 non-attainment cities. They will work closely with local urban bodies,” said Arvind Kumar Nautiyal, Joint Secretary at the Environment, Forest and Climate Change ministry.
Institutes such as National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (Neeri), Indian Institute of Science, Indian Institute of Technology, National Institutes of Technology, All India Institute of Medical Science, and Automotive Research Association of India have been selected and approached for technical and scientific support to attain the clean air mission in 122 topmost polluted cities. The government aims to bring down the PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels by up to 30 percent over the next 4 years.
