Removal of volatile organic compounds by means of a felt-based living wall using different plant species

Poor indoor quality affects people’s health and well-being. Phytoremediation is one way in which this problem can be tackled, with living walls being a viable option for places with limited space. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of five plant species in a living wall to remove V...

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Autores: Suárez Cáceres, Gina Patricia, Pérez Urrestarazu, Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/179892
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/179892
https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116393
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:green wall
indoor air quality
TVOCs
Spathiphyllum wallisii
Philodendron hederaceum
Ficus pumila
Tradescantia pallida
Chlorophytum comosum
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spelling Removal of volatile organic compounds by means of a felt-based living wall using different plant speciesSuárez Cáceres, Gina PatriciaPérez Urrestarazu, Luisgreen wallindoor air qualityTVOCsSpathiphyllum wallisiiPhilodendron hederaceumFicus pumilaTradescantia pallidaChlorophytum comosumPoor indoor quality affects people’s health and well-being. Phytoremediation is one way in which this problem can be tackled, with living walls being a viable option for places with limited space. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of five plant species in a living wall to remove Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and to identify whether the type of pollutant has any influence. An enclosed chamber was used to add the contaminants n-hexane and formaldehyde independently. Total VOCs were measured for three days in two scenarios: (1) empty chamber, and (2) chamber with living wall. Five living walls were prepared, each with three plants of the same species: Spathiphyllum wallisii, Philodendron hederaceum, Ficus pumila, Tradescantia pallida, and Chlorophytum comosum. There was no correlation between leaf area/fresh weight/dry weight and the contaminant reduction. In general, all five species were more efficient in reducing TVOCs when exposed to formaldehyde than to n-hexane. Chlorophytum comosum was the most efficient species in reducing the concentration of TVOCs for both contaminants, Spathiphyllum wallisii being the least efficient by far.MDPIAgronomíaIngeniería Aeroespacial y Mecánica de Fluidos2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/179892https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116393reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésSustainability, 13 (11).info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1798922026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Removal of volatile organic compounds by means of a felt-based living wall using different plant species
title Removal of volatile organic compounds by means of a felt-based living wall using different plant species
spellingShingle Removal of volatile organic compounds by means of a felt-based living wall using different plant species
Suárez Cáceres, Gina Patricia
green wall
indoor air quality
TVOCs
Spathiphyllum wallisii
Philodendron hederaceum
Ficus pumila
Tradescantia pallida
Chlorophytum comosum
title_short Removal of volatile organic compounds by means of a felt-based living wall using different plant species
title_full Removal of volatile organic compounds by means of a felt-based living wall using different plant species
title_fullStr Removal of volatile organic compounds by means of a felt-based living wall using different plant species
title_full_unstemmed Removal of volatile organic compounds by means of a felt-based living wall using different plant species
title_sort Removal of volatile organic compounds by means of a felt-based living wall using different plant species
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Suárez Cáceres, Gina Patricia
Pérez Urrestarazu, Luis
author Suárez Cáceres, Gina Patricia
author_facet Suárez Cáceres, Gina Patricia
Pérez Urrestarazu, Luis
author_role author
author2 Pérez Urrestarazu, Luis
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Agronomía
Ingeniería Aeroespacial y Mecánica de Fluidos
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv green wall
indoor air quality
TVOCs
Spathiphyllum wallisii
Philodendron hederaceum
Ficus pumila
Tradescantia pallida
Chlorophytum comosum
topic green wall
indoor air quality
TVOCs
Spathiphyllum wallisii
Philodendron hederaceum
Ficus pumila
Tradescantia pallida
Chlorophytum comosum
description Poor indoor quality affects people’s health and well-being. Phytoremediation is one way in which this problem can be tackled, with living walls being a viable option for places with limited space. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of five plant species in a living wall to remove Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and to identify whether the type of pollutant has any influence. An enclosed chamber was used to add the contaminants n-hexane and formaldehyde independently. Total VOCs were measured for three days in two scenarios: (1) empty chamber, and (2) chamber with living wall. Five living walls were prepared, each with three plants of the same species: Spathiphyllum wallisii, Philodendron hederaceum, Ficus pumila, Tradescantia pallida, and Chlorophytum comosum. There was no correlation between leaf area/fresh weight/dry weight and the contaminant reduction. In general, all five species were more efficient in reducing TVOCs when exposed to formaldehyde than to n-hexane. Chlorophytum comosum was the most efficient species in reducing the concentration of TVOCs for both contaminants, Spathiphyllum wallisii being the least efficient by far.
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