The principle: the oxygen generator known as oxygen concentrator comes in the form of a small piece of furniture on wheels. It is connected to the mains. From ambient air: oxygen is separated from nitrogen, there is still 3% argon perfectly harmless. Ambient air is then compressed with an electric motor. It then passes into a tight cylinder containing a special material: the zeolite that has the property to retain nitrogen and let pass the oxygen. All cylinder and zeolite is called molecular sieve. At the exit of the device, the gas is very oxygen-enriched. The oxygen content is greater than 94% for flow rates up to 5 L/min.