• Narendra Mohan
• D. Swain

India has been hit by a huge second coronavirus wave as surge in infections began around mid-March and increased rapidly, reaching a peak of more than 400,000 recorded daily cases on Friday, 30 April 2021. During the last week of May 2021 members of the national Covid-19 task force said hospital data shows that a significant 54.5% of hospital admissions during the second wave required supplemental oxygen during treatment. The sudden rise in supplementary oxygen demand resulted in appreciable shortage and thus to mitigate the crisis, various options including production of oxygen in sugar and ethanol units were considered and this aspect has been detailed in the present paper.

Corona, Oxygen, Distillation, Cryogenic

"Oxygen Production in Sugar & Ethanol Units- Opportunities & Challenges", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no.c52-c57, June-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2106276.pdf

"Oxygen Production in Sugar & Ethanol Units- Opportunities & Challenges", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 6, page no. ppc52-c57, June-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2106276.pdf