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Indoor Air Disinfection Using A Polyester Supported Tio2 Photo-reactor.
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Indoor Air. v. 18, n. 6, p. 473-9, 2008-Dec.
1600-0668
10.1111/j.1600-0668.2008.00548.x
18823342
Autor
Paschoalino, M P
Jardim, W F
Institución
Resumen
Among the decontamination methods applicable to indoor air, heterogeneous photocatalysis has received increasing attention in recent years. This decontamination method is based on the UV irradiation of a solid catalyst, normally TiO2, aiming at the generation of highly reactive hydroxyl radicals. In this work, a novel way to prepare the photocatalyst was used, incorporating pure P-25 TiO2 (Degussa) into polyester orthophthalic polymer. The film was coated onto the walls of a PVC reactor with a concentric 30 W germicidal lamp (254 nm). The efficiency of this prototype was evaluated against fungi and bacteria elimination in a 67 m3 confined room. The system was very efficient for bacteria reduction, decreasing the bacterial count to below the detection limit (1 CFU/plate during 30-min sampling) after 2 h of operation at 195 l/min. For fungi, the gas-phase reactor showed to be less efficient and silver doping of the catalyst showed no increase in biocide activity. The use of a photocatalytic reactor based on TiO2 incorporated onto polyester orthophtalic polymer has been tested at 195 l/min, showing good performance in the air disinfection of a 67 m3 room. 18 473-9