Apparatus and method for affecting air

1. An apparatus for affecting air comprising:

a housing having a chamber;

a treatment layer disposed in the housing for treating air;

a fan, the housing includes an open gap extending along and under the treatment layer into which gas from the fan is blown;

a gas powered motor mechanically engaged with the fan to operate the fan which blows the air into the chamber and through the treatment layer; and

a compressed gas tank in fluid connection with the gas powered motor to provide gas to the motor to power the motor.

2. An apparatus as described in claim 1 including a valve in fluid connection with the motor through which fluid is provided to the motor, the valve includes a compressed gas port which receives a flow of compressed gas from the compressed gas tank.

3. The apparatus as described in claim 2 wherein the treatment layer is a carbon dioxide scrubber layer of particles of soda lime.

4. The apparatus as described in claim 2 wherein the compressed gas tank is a compressed air tank.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 including a table in the housing on which the scrubber layer is disposed.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the soda lime particles have a density of 58 lbs./cubic foot.

7. A method for affecting air comprising the steps of:

flowing compressed gas from a compressed gas tank through a compressed gas line to a fluid driven motor to operate the motor without any electricity;

rotating the fan with the operating motor; and

blowing the air with the fan through a treatment layer in a housing to treat the air, the treatment layer is a carbon dioxide scrubber layer of particles of soda lime.

8. The method as described in claim 7 wherein the compressed gas line is connected to a valve connected to the motor.

9. An apparatus for affecting air comprising:

a housing having a chamber;

a treatment layer disposed in the housing for treating air, the treatment layer is a carbon dioxide scrubber layer of particles of soda lime;

a fan;

a gas powered motor mechanically engaged with the fan to operate the fan which blows the air into the chamber and through the treatment layer;

a compressed gas tank in fluid connection with the gas powered motor to provide gas to the motor to power the motor; and

a valve in fluid connection with the motor through which fluid is provided to the motor, the valve includes a compressed gas port which receives a flow of compressed gas from the compressed gas tank.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the housing includes an open gap extending along and under the scrubber layer into which gas from the fan is blown.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 including a table in the housing on which the scrubber layer is disposed.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the soda lime particles have a density of 58 lbs./cubic foot.