Oxygen harvested from the atmosphere at the atomic level.

Our atmosphere is composed primarily of Nitrogen (78%), Oxygen (21%), and Argon (1%). The atmosphere is virtually an endless source of free oxygen. Using a specialized non-porous ceramic membrane, OxyPur's electrochemical process selectively converts gaseous molecular oxygen into atoms of ionized oxygen that are immediately drawn into the front-side of a solid ceramic crystal that can only accept oxygen ions. A small applied DC voltage (smaller than 1 volt) forces oxygen ions to migrate through the ceramic crystal by hopping from one "atomic hole" to another by a means similar to electrical conduction in a semi-conductor until the oxygen ions emerge on the back-side of the ceramic membrane and are immediately converted back into gaseous molecular oxygen. The resulting transport of oxygen is a new solid state technology that requires no moving parts which means OxyPur has very high reliability and is very low maintenance.

Another amazing feature of this technology is the ability to compress oxygen without the use of a dangerous mechanical oxygen compressor. Instead, the electric "force" applied to the electrochemical cell forces oxygen to migrate efficiently through the ceramic membrane. An applied DC voltage as small as 0.12 volts will produce an oxygen pressure of almost 3,400 psig.