Can a photocatalytic air purifier be used to improve the perceived air quality indoors?

Indoor Air

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 255-262

  Kolarik, J ^a   Wargocki, P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Indoor pollution sources; Perceived air quality; Photocatalytic air purifier; Sensory panel

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; CATHODES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; VENTILATION;

AIR SUPPLY RATE; BUILDINGS MATERIALS; INDOOR POLLUTION; INDOOR POLLUTION SOURCE; OUTDOOR AIR; PERCEIVED AIR QUALITY; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC AIR PURIFIER; POLLUTION SOURCES; SENSORY PANELS;

AIR CLEANERS;

EID: 77953999832     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2010.00650.x     Document Type: Article

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