Medical oxygen from Honeywell technology has saved 120,000 lives in India

Patented technology of US firm, which tied up with DRDO last month, to save 66,500 more people in July-August

US firm Honeywell UOP is supplying India with the raw material needed for producing medical grade oxygen, which has already saved the lives of an estimated 120,000 Covid-19 patients in this country.

In July and August, another 66,500 Indian patients are expected to recover from Covid-19 with the help of oxygen produced from zeolite, a “medical oxygen adsorbent” that Honeywell UOP produces at a plant in Italy. Honeywell UOP has pledged to supply India with the entire production output of that factory.

Honeywell estimates that 10 kilos of zeolite produce enough oxygen to save one Covid-19 patient’s life. Honeywell UOP