Journal article
FREO2: An electricity free oxygen concentrator
Bryn A Sobott, David J Peake, James FP Black, Roger P Rassool
PNEUMONIA | GRIFFITH UNIV EPRESS | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1007/BF03371464
Abstract
The World Health Organization recommends oxygen therapy for children with severe pneumonia, but this essential medicine is unavailable in many health centres in limited-resource settings. To address this need, an appropriate means of oxygen provision will need to be low-cost and robust, require little maintenance and not compete for fuel with other vital functions, and be environmentally sustainable. This report presents the preliminary results of the Fully Renewable Energy Oxygen (FREO2) system, confirming the viability of a novel means of producing medical grade oxygen without any electricity. The approach relies on exploiting the reduction in pressure of water flowing through a raised sip..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This product is made possible through the generous support of the Saving Lives at Birth partners: the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, the United Kingdom Government, and the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The paper was prepared by the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Saving Lives at Birth partners. This project has benefited greatly from the generous support of the Laby Foundation. The funders had no role in the study design, compilation and interpretation of material, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.