The use of ultrapure molecular hydrogen enriched with atomic hydrogen in apparatuses of artificial lung ventilation in the fight against virus COVID-19

An D Zolotarenko; Al D Zolotarenko; A Veziroglu; T N Veziroglu; N A Shvachko; A P Pomytkin; N A Gavrylyuk; D V Schur; T S Ramazanov; M T Gabdullin

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.03.025

The use of ultrapure molecular hydrogen enriched with atomic hydrogen in apparatuses of artificial lung ventilation in the fight against virus COVID-19

Int J Hydrogen Energy. 2022 Feb 5;47(11):7281-7288. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2021.03.025. Epub 2021 Mar 14.

Authors

An D Zolotarenko¹, Al D Zolotarenko^{1

2}, A Veziroglu³, T N Veziroglu³, N A Shvachko¹, A P Pomytkin¹, N A Gavrylyuk^{1

2}, D V Schur^{1

4}, T S Ramazanov⁴, M T Gabdullin^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Frantsevich Institute for Problems of Materials Science of NASU, 3, Krzhyzhanovsky Str., Kyiv, 03142, Ukraine.
² Chuiko Institute of Surface Chemistry of NASU, 17, General Naumova str., Kiev, 03164, Ukraine.
³ University of Miami, International Association for Hydrogen Energy, 5794 SW 40 St. #303, Miami, FL, 33155, USA.
⁴ National Nanotechnology Laboratory, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 71, Al-Farabi Str., Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan.
⁵ Kazakh-British Technical University (KBTU) 71, Al-Farabi Str., Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan.

Abstract

COVID-19 is a disease caused by the SARS-CoV virus. It stands for severe acute respiratory syndrome, which affects the lungs. The process of replication and progression of the COVID-19 virus causes the formation of an excessive amount of reactive oxygen species and inflammation. Many studies have been carried out that have demonstrated that hydrogen has strong anti-inflammatory properties. It reduces hypotension and other symptoms by reducing inflammation and oxidative stress. Oxygen mixture, enriched with Hydrogen, - helps to reduce the resistance of the respiratory tract and frees up access to the pulmonary alveolus, which improves the penetration of oxygen into the lungs. Since hydrogen is an antioxidant, it helps to reduce the burden on the immune system, helps to maintain the body's health and its ability to quickly recover. When electrolysers are used to produce an oxygen-hydrogen mixture, alkaline mist and other impurities can enter the patient's lungs and cause poisoning and chemical burns. For this reason, the use of atomic hydrogen obtained from metal hydride sources for ventilation of the lungs will be more effective for treating COVID-19 than a molecular hydrogen-oxygen mixture from an electrolyzer. A functional diagram of a metal hydride source of atomic hydrogen to an artificial lung ventilator is shown. It is possible to create a series of hydrogen storage tanks of various capacities.

Keywords: Atomic hydrogen; COVID-19; Functional diagram; Hydrogen; Metal hydride sources.