Effects of plant systems on air quality
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This report describes a study in which the air purifying efficiency of selected systems was investigated under realistic, reproducible laboratory conditions. The aim of this study was primarily to determine the potential of air-purifying plant systems (plants with ventilation systems) to remove particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOC) from air. There are no standard methods available to determine the effect of plant-based or other systems to improve indoor air. Therefore, an experimental set-up and method was developed and tested, which gives the opportunity to translate the results of the laboratory study to real life conditions. For this, a new experimental set-up (a climatic chamber) was used with high-end reference equipment to measure air quality and where specific concentrations of PM and VOC can be generated. The performance of several systems for improvement of indoor air quality was measured. For this project, 6 air purifying plant systems were selected (Natede, Clairy, iGreen backpack, Living Painting, Green Tower and Green Art Solutions wall), and 2 mechanic air purifying systems that use classical filters (Philips Aerasense and Dyson).
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TNO Identifier
867519
Publisher
TNO
Collation
33 p.
Place of publication
Utrecht