has formally activated itshalogenateddrug recovery (HDR) system, developed through a research initiative lead byBill Anderson, professor of chemical engineering, andof Cambridge. This new technology will help battle climate change as it captures wasteanestheticgases exhaled by patients undergoing surgery.
Exhaled air from surgical patients is diverted into specialized equipment in a mechanical room. Theanestheticgases are captured and stored in canisters rather than being released into the environment. The canisters are replaced regularly. Just a single 240 mL bottle ofanestheticgas released into the atmosphere is the equivalent of 1.4tonnesof carbon dioxide emissions.
“Bill Anderson and his team have given us a worldwide competitive advantage,” says Marian Marshall, vice president of operations at., in Cambridge, Ontario. “With this research we have leapfrogged five years ahead of the competition and have invented an innovativeanestheticgas recovery solution for hospitals and medical facilities worldwide."