Ictíneo I
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Ictíneo I was a pioneering submarine designed by the engineer and inventor Narcís Monturiol and launched on 28 June 1859 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Conceived to improve the safety of coral harves
Ictíneo I replica
Scrubber
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Scrubber systems are a diverse group of air pollution control devices that can be used to remove some particulates and/or gases from industrial exhaust streams. An early application of a carbon dioxid
Ictíneo I
…back and forth to counteract shifts in the vessel's centre of gravity. For propulsion, Monturiol used hand-cranked propellers. He invented a chemical air scrubber to remove carbon dioxide from the interior by forcing the air through a container of calcium hydroxide, thus allowing the vessel to remain underwater…
A scrubber during installation at the ship TIMBUS (IMO number: 9198680)