Use of nano air filters in cars helps decrease fuel consumption by up to 15%, said Shahpour Pirouzi, the managing director of Fara Negar Shargh Company.
As one of the largest manufacturers of industrial filters for light vehicles, the company based in Shiraz, Fars Province, sold 100,000 nano air filters in the local market, Mehr News Agency reported.
The filters manufactured by nanotechnology are also more environmentally-friendly.
“Nano filters have higher filtration efficiency than conventional filters due to the use of nanofiber technology that helps reduce air pollution by 20%,” Pirouzi said.
The knowledge-based company says it has the capacity to meet 25% of domestic vehicles demand for nano filters.
“If a quarter of local cars use these filters they will save 100 million liters of fuel per year,” the CEO said.
Nano filters can be used in most domestic vehicles. “However, due to the lack of cooperation from local automakers, we have not been able to sell our products to automotive companies. We supply directly to the market,” he noted.
It was not clear why domestic auto companies refuse to cooperate with Fara Negar when the company insists that its products are of superior quality and in the interest of public health.
“We have the know-how to produce nanofibers. In this technology, nanofibers combine with nanoparticles and enhance the quality of filters.”
Air Pollution Issues
The poor engine quality of domestic cars has been a major source of the worsening pollution in Iran. Last year Tehran experienced the poorest autumn air quality in four years.
It has been reported that gas-guzzlers and depleted vehicles are responsible for about 80% of dangerous air pollution that has become a major source of concern for the people, health experts and environmentalists.
Pirouzi expressed the hope that with the development of nano filter technology, fuel consumption and air pollution would decline.
Regarding exports, Pirouzi said, “Soon after we started the company, our intention was to focus on the export market. The quality of our filters and packaging are in line with export requirements. However, due to the lack of liquidity and problems associated with currency transfer, the company has not been able to enter the international market.”
Iranian manufactures and businesses at large have been struggling with a litany of problems partly related to the recession and the new US sanctions that have targeted the economy as a whole.
Foreign banks refuse to handle Iranian transactions fearing hostility from the Trump White House. Donald Trump and his administration have warned all foreign firms that if they deal with companies in Iran they will not be allowed to do businesses with or in the United States.
