Article
Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air quality
Author/s | Suárez Cáceres, Gina Patricia
Fernández Cañero, Rafael Fernández Espinosa, Antonio José Rossini Oliva, Sabina Franco Salas, Antonio Pérez Urrestarazu, Luis |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Química Analítica Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Agronomía Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología |
Publication Date | 2021-03 |
Deposit Date | 2024-01-09 |
Published in |
|
Abstract | Currently, the population spends most of the time in indoor environments, which makes Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
very important for health and comfort. As vegetation can act as a biofilter capturing air pollutants, this ... Currently, the population spends most of the time in indoor environments, which makes Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) very important for health and comfort. As vegetation can act as a biofilter capturing air pollutants, this study aims to assess the effectiveness of a living wall module in the removal of the Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs) for IAQ improvement. An airtight glass chamber was used to release contaminants, monitoring the TVOCs both with the chamber empty (control) and with a small Fytotextile® living wall module planted with Nephrolepis exaltata L. A substantial reduction of TVOCs was observed when the living wall was inside the chamber. In few hours, TVOCs levels were reduced below the recommended limit (following Spanish regulations). More tests are recommended considering different plant species and other variables related to the IAQ. |
Funding agencies | Junta de Andalucía |
Project ID. | P18-TP-1657 |
Citation | Suárez Cáceres, G.P., Fernández Cañero, R., Fernández Espinosa, A.J., Rossini Oliva, S., Franco Salas, A. y Pérez Urrestarazu, L. (2021). Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air quality. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 12 (3), 224-229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2020.11.009. |
Files | Size | Format | View | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
Manuscript_Tables and Figures.pdf | 702.8Kb | [PDF] | View/ | |