Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air quality

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 t...

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Autores: Suárez Cáceres, Gina Patricia, Fernández Cañero, Rafael, Fernández Espinosa, Antonio José, Rossini Oliva, Sabina, Franco Salas, Antonio, Pérez Urrestarazu, Luis
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Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2020.11.009
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Palabra clave:Vertical greening systems
Indoor environment
TVOCs
n-Hexane
Nephrolepis exaltata
Fytotextile
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spelling Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air qualitySuárez Cáceres, Gina PatriciaFernández Cañero, RafaelFernández Espinosa, Antonio JoséRossini Oliva, SabinaFranco Salas, AntonioPérez Urrestarazu, LuisVertical greening systemsIndoor environmentTVOCsn-HexaneNephrolepis exaltataFytotextileCurrently, 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.Junta de Andalucía - P18-TP-1657ElsevierQuímica AnalíticaAgronomíaBiología Vegetal y EcologíaAGR268: Naturación Urbana e Ingeniería de BiosistemasRNM294: Química Analítica AmbientalJunta de Andalucía2021info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/153094https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2020.11.009reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésAtmospheric Pollution Research, 12 (3), 224-229.P18-TP-1657https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apr.2020.11.009info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1530942026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air quality
title Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air quality
spellingShingle Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air quality
Suárez Cáceres, Gina Patricia
Vertical greening systems
Indoor environment
TVOCs
n-Hexane
Nephrolepis exaltata
Fytotextile
title_short Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air quality
title_full Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air quality
title_fullStr Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air quality
title_full_unstemmed Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air quality
title_sort Volatile organic compounds removal by means of a felt-based living wall to improve indoor air quality
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Suárez Cáceres, Gina Patricia
Fernández Cañero, Rafael
Fernández Espinosa, Antonio José
Rossini Oliva, Sabina
Franco Salas, Antonio
Pérez Urrestarazu, Luis
author Suárez Cáceres, Gina Patricia
author_facet Suárez Cáceres, Gina Patricia
Fernández Cañero, Rafael
Fernández Espinosa, Antonio José
Rossini Oliva, Sabina
Franco Salas, Antonio
Pérez Urrestarazu, Luis
author_role author
author2 Fernández Cañero, Rafael
Fernández Espinosa, Antonio José
Rossini Oliva, Sabina
Franco Salas, Antonio
Pérez Urrestarazu, Luis
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Química Analítica
Agronomía
Biología Vegetal y Ecología
AGR268: Naturación Urbana e Ingeniería de Biosistemas
RNM294: Química Analítica Ambiental
Junta de Andalucía
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Vertical greening systems
Indoor environment
TVOCs
n-Hexane
Nephrolepis exaltata
Fytotextile
topic Vertical greening systems
Indoor environment
TVOCs
n-Hexane
Nephrolepis exaltata
Fytotextile
description 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.
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