Photocatalytic elimination of indoor air biological and chemical pollution in realistic conditions

Chemosphere

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 625-630

  Sánchez, Benigno ^a   Sánchez Muñoz, Marta ^a   Muñoz Vicente, María ^a   Cobas, Guillermo ^b   Portela, Raquel ^c   Suárez, Silvia ^a   González, Aldo E ^b   Rodríguez, Nuria ^d   Amils, Ricardo ^b,d  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

^d CENTRO DE ASTROBIOLOGÍA CSIC INTA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Disinfection; Indoor air; Photocatalysis; VOC

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CHEMICAL DETECTION; DISINFECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOL-GELS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANNULAR PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTOR; BIOAEROSOLS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; CHEMICAL POLLUTION; INDOOR AIR; PHOTOLYTIC TREATMENT; REAL APPLICATIONS; REALISTIC CONDITIONS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

POLYMER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DESORPTION; DISINFECTION; FUNGUS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROORGANISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACINETOBACTER; AIR QUALITY; ALTERNARIA; AMBIENT AIR; ARTHROBACTER; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIGER; AUREOBASIDIUM; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATALYST; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLADOSPORIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; ELIMINATION REACTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LABORATORY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATERIAL COATING; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MICROFILM; MICROSCOPY; MUCOR; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; POLLUTANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HOMINIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS SAPROPHYTICUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; THERMAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84857993594     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.01.050     Document Type: Article

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