Beijing installs 'world's largest air purifier': 23-foot-tall 'pollution-fighting tower' is erected in Chinese capital as smog season starts - air purifier

For those looking for a solution to the smog problem in China, the solution may be in sight.
In September 29, a device called "smoke-free Tower" was installed in Beijing's 751D Park to clean the surrounding air and will remain there permanently. The 23-foot-
According to Roosegaarde, the high Smog Free Tower can clean 30,000 m³ (1,060,000 square feet) of fine smog per hour, using no more power than the boiler.
On September 29, in order to cooperate with the Beijing Design Week, the smog-free tower was installed in Beijing 751D Park.
Roosegaarde Studios claims that the giant device called the smog-free Tower is the world's largest air purifier.
It can collect contaminants, process them, and then condense them into cubes (1) of about 4 cm ). 6 inches).
The designer from Rotterdam told the Daily Mail that he got the idea during his trip to Beijing in 2014.
On a Saturday two and a half years ago, I was in Beijing and looked at the city from the 32 th floor.
"I can see cars and other buildings, but by Tuesday or Wednesday the view was completely covered with smog.
It is so remarkable and so sad.
Even the design of the tower itself is inspired by China: "The design inspiration comes from the pagoda of China.
It reflects history and is a link to the future.
A combination of old and new worlds.
Rose was backed by China's Ministry of Environmental Protection to bring the project to China as the Chinese government struggled with smog.
This summer, a prototype of the smog-free Tower was tested in a park in Rotterdam.
Rose said the smog in Beijing was equivalent to two days in one day. and-a-half weeks.
The smoke collected during the Rotterdam test was subsequently converted into rings and distributed to those who donated to the Kickstarter page, the agency set up by roosegaarde to help raise funds in order to achieve his ideas.
Beijing's smog will start in the next few weeks, he said.
The reception to the tower in China has always been very good.
The designer said: "The Chinese are very satisfied with this.
They saw signs of hope.
The tower will also tour four Chinese cities.
The artist said the exact location will be announced in the next few days: "Hebei is the most polluted province in China, so we will definitely go there.
Shenzhen is on the list because of the mentality of manufacturers.
Beijing has faced increasing smog problems in the past few years.
The capital is often listed as one of the most polluted cities in China.
Worst of all, tiny readings of toxic pm2. 5.
Through the capital, five particles reached a height of 600 micrograms per cubic meter, while the World Health Organization's safety level was 25.
When a red smog alert was issued, schools were forced to shut down and cars were banned from the road.
Roosegaarde hopes these towers will not be needed in 10 to 15 years.
He said: "I like a word from Marshall McLuhan, who said:" There are no passengers on the Earth spacecraft.
We are all crew members.
"We need to involve people in the solution.
Air pollution has become a daily battle, which is normal for many Chinese.
The designer believes that people should not accept the smog: "Luxury goods used to be Louis Vuitton bags, but clean air is now a new luxury.
On October 2, Beijing issued a yellow haze warning, limiting outdoor buildings and cooking.
Those with breathing problems were told to reduce outdoor activity.
Winter is often referred to as the country's smog season, with the most pollution warnings issued at this time.