Green Air

Mariela (Mari) Abramson and Zoe Siegelnickel

Green Air is an artificial tree containing plants to produce oxygen with an accompanying mask to store oxygen and give the humans clean air. The purpose of this design is to imitate the functions of a real tree, such as absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen.

The mask is designed for a future world that has no trees. Without trees, air quality is very poor making it difficult for life to survive.  Green Air is a sustainable way to breath clean air. Users have their own mask, with an attached oxygen and carbon dioxide tanks. Users inhale oxygen from the plants inside the artificial tree. Once an individual runs low on oxygen, they attach their tanks to the artificial tree to release the collected carbon dioxide and gather oxygen from the tree. The artificial tree has bioplastic panels on a frame, and the mask is made out of bioplastic. The mask is made with a composite of iron filings to make it magnetic as a way of attaching it to the oxygen and carbon dioxide tanks. Green Air creates a symbiotic relationship between nature and humans.