AIR-INK

The world’s first ink made out from air pollution

Aulia Fajar Rahmani (17642321)
Master 1st Year – Hosomi Terada Laboratory
What is AIR INK?
• AIR-INK is made from particulate matter, unburned
carbon soot coming out of the exhaust pipe of cars,
chimneys, or generators.
• Safe, refillable, high-quality, water resist.
• 30ml of AIR-INK = 45 minutes worth of pollution.
Why capture, not bury it?

• Worldwide, air pollution causes health problems, global

warming, and spend a lot of cost.
• The particulate matter can float in air and enter respiratory
system and settling in lungs.
• By binding the captured pollution into inks, it stops the pollution
to float in air.
Capturing the pollutant

• A capture unit was set at the end pipe (pollution

source).
Capturing the pollutant (2)
• The capture unit consists of filters and sensors.
• The capturing method is combination of
electrostatic filtration, depth filtration, and wall
flow filtration, achieving the desired filtration
granularity.
 Purification process
dust
Heavy
Purification
oils metal

VOCs Gravity based

separation (for
high-mass particle) RECOVERED SOOT
CAPTURED POLLUTION
To make a
homogenous
By Grinding particle size
products (as good as ink
pigment)

Waste management company

for sorting and recycling

• The final result is not harmful and safe to use like usual
ink available at the market. But it still need a test to
declare it safe for children below 6 years old.
AIR-INK’s superiority
• The process of making Air Ink not only eliminates
soot from polluting the air, but it also doesn’t burn
extra fossil fuels that making regular ink does.
• Solve the air pollution problem by simple
technology, and give another idea to make it useful
for aesthetic purpose.
• Potential to be sold and distributed in larger scale.
Selling and distributing
• Products range price starts from 5-1000 USD.
• By the cost 9215 USD, people can request to be
visited by the team to collect pollution in their
country.
References
• https://www.vox.com/energy-and-
environment/2017/11/22/16666808/india-air-
pollution-new-delhi
• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1295587226
/air-ink-the-worlds-first-ink-made-out-of-air-pollu