Removal of formaldehyde with novel packed air purifier and its computational simulation

Yu Hua Li; Kun Wang; Qing Liang Zhao; Li Wei Zhang; Chung Shin Yuan

Removal of formaldehyde with novel packed air purifier and its computational simulation

Yu Hua Li^*
, Kun Wang
, Qing Liang Zhao
, Li Wei Zhang
, Chung Shin Yuan

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Environment

Harbin Institute of Technology
National Sun Yat-sen University

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Abstract

A novel air purifier was designed for the removal of indoor formaldehyde. The air purifier was filled with glass beads (3 mm) coated with TiO₂. The removal efficiency of this air purifier was examined in an airtight room. The results showed that 87.0%-93.8% of the formaldehyde was removed for the initial formaldehyde concentration of 0.727-1.815 mg/m³. The reaction rate equation of the air purifier was developed. The simulation of single device of the air purifier suggested the uniformity of the air flow in the device. Besides, a mathematical model to simulate the variation of formaldehyde in a room was constructed, in which there was continuous formaldehyde emission source and the air purifier was operated. The simulation result was also proved by the experimental data. The results revealed that using the air purifier at intervals could steadily keep the formaldehyde concentration below the National Air Quality Standard of China, i.e. 0.1 mg/m³.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2659-2664
Number of pages	6
Journal	Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science
Volume	29
Issue number	9
State	Published - Sep 2008

Keywords

Air purifier
Formaldehyde
Indoor air
Purification
Simulation

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