Modeling and simulation of an activated carbon-based botanical air filtration system for improving indoor air quality

Building and Environment

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-115

  Wang, Zhiqiang ^a,b   Pei, Jingjing ^c   Zhang, Jensen S ^d  

^a Shenzhen Institute of Building Research   (China)

^b Laboratory of Building Energy Efficiency and Applied Technology in Guangdong Province   (China)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic botanical air filtration; Indoor air quality; Microorganisms; Volatile organic compounds (VOC)

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTRATION; AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM; BUILDING ENVELOPES; CARBON-BASED; COUPLED HEAT; DEVELOPED MODEL; FILTRATION SYSTEMS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODELING AND SIMULATION; OUTLET AIR; REDUCED SCALE; TEST CASE; WATER SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS; WATER SOURCE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; AIR FILTERS; DEGRADATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROORGANISMS; RATE CONSTANTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TREATMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR QUALITY; BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTRATION; INDOOR AIR; MICROORGANISM; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 84862779305     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.02.011     Document Type: Article

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