Experimental investigation of the formaldehyde removal mechanisms in a dynamic botanical filtration system for indoor air purification

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 280, Issue , 2014, Pages 235-243

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

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

Air cleaning; Formaldehyde; Microorganism; Plant

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; AIR FILTERS; BACTERIA; FORMALDEHYDE; MICROORGANISMS; SOIL TESTING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR CLEANING; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FILTRATION SYSTEMS; FORMALDEHYDE REMOVALS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; PLANT; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; WATER SOLUBLE COMPOUNDS;

DYNAMICS;

FORMALDEHYDE; SORBENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; AIRFLOW; FILTRATION; FORMALDEHYDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOISTURE CONTENT;

AIR FILTER; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BOTANICAL FILTRATION; EPIPREMNUM AUREUM; FILTRATION; INDOOR AIR PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROORGANISM; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PURIFICATION; SOIL; STORAGE; WATER CONTENT; ADSORPTION; ARACEAE; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ARACEAE; FORMALDEHYDE; HUMIDITY; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 84906510666     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.07.059     Document Type: Article

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