Air Purifier Machine: Indigenous inventor gets FG support

Chinazor Megbolu

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it will support an indigenous inventor towards manufacturing international standard air purifier machines.

The partnership, which will come through Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), will enable the local inventor to manufacture international standard air purifier machines towards curbing Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

The Director-General, SON, Mr. Osita Aboloma disclosed this on Tuesday in Lagos during an official visit to Wilsylver Technologies Limited and noted the partnership was part of its efforts to support local inventors and producers of equipment and machinery.

Aboloma buttressed that Wilsylver Technologies Limited are inventors of Mechanical Molecular Indoor Ventilator, Heat Air Conditioner MMIV-HVAC-520 (an air purifying equipment).

Represented by the coordinator, Lagos State Office III, SON, Engr. Omoniyi Omotoso, Aboloma hinted the facility visit was to assess first-hand, the locally manufactured air purifier which according to the innovators could purify air, kill bacteria and extract viruses including COVID-19.

He used the visit to sensitise on the MANCAP certification regime of SON and the steps required to attain certification.

Aboloma further highlighted on the agency’s inputs towards manufacturing and production.

He, however, pointed out that the product would be verified through clinical trials in line with the relevant ISO Standards respectively.

“This will help in generating the required verifiable data needed to authenticate the claims and develop the NIS Standards. SON is determined to work hand in hand with the company to achieve the next level.

“We are supporting because what we see today is encouraging and a good step in a right direction,” he said.

Aboloma further explained that industry standards on air filter effectiveness that had remained the same for several years, goes beyond simply capturing particles on filters to actually destroying pollutants in the air.

According to him; “we can tell you today’s air purifier rating systems have improved. We have broader vision of what clean air truly looks like through air purifier.

“Depending on what is in the device, air purifiers can filter particles of matter or at times, gas filtration depending on models”.

Moreover, he advised other innovators and inventors to follow suit by involving SON in their processes, stating SON would ensure that their products conforms to relevant standards and provides the quality Nigeria needed to achieve self-sufficiency in critical areas of national life.

In his response, the Managing Director, Wilsylver Technologies Limited, Mr. Wilson Ikechukwu, during a test-run of the air purifying equipment, explained it uses basic components such as ultraviolet rays, high efficiency particulate and activated carbon to purify air.

He also added that it was safe to use within homes, hospitals and other indoor facilities.

“The equipment will help in saving lives and boost wellness once available to consumers. I must say, l am impressed at the promptness of SON and the experts in the agency,” he said.

Ikechukwu charged SON not to soft pedal in its efforts but ensure it deploys its expertise to all facets of the economy to attain the maximum benefits required.