Efficient test method for evaluating gas removal performance of room air cleaners using FTIR measurement and CADR calculation

Building and Environment

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 385-393

  Kim, Hak Joon ^a,c   Han, Bangwoo ^a   Kim, Yong Jin ^a   Yoon, Young Hun ^b   Oda, Tetsuji ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

^b Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI)   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air cleaner; Chamber; Clean air delivery rate (CADR); Gas removal efficiency; VOC

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION OF HOME APPLIANCE MANUFACTURERS; CALCULATION METHODS; CHAMBER; CLEAN AIR; FTIR MEASUREMENTS; GAS CONCENTRATION; GAS REMOVAL; INFRARED MEASUREMENTS; REGRESSION LINES; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; STANDARD DEVIATION; TEST CHAMBERS; TEST METHOD;

ACETIC ACID; ALDEHYDES; AMMONIA; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; EFFICIENCY; GASES; PH; REMOVAL; TESTING; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR CLEANERS;

AIR QUALITY; FILTER; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; INDOOR AIR; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; TESTING METHOD; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 80052822408     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.06.024     Document Type: Article

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