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DOI	10.3389/fbuil.2021.803516
	Impact of Air-Purifying Plants on the Reduction of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Indoor Hot Desert Climate
	Al Qassimi, Nahla; Jung, Chuloh
通讯作者	Jung, CL (corresponding author)，Ajman Univ, Coll Architecture Art & Design, Dept Architecture, Ajman, U Arab Emirates.
来源期刊	FRONTIERS IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT
EISSN	2297-3362
出版年	2022
卷号	7
英文摘要	Due to hot desert weather, residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) spend 90% of their time indoors, and the interior environment of the newly built apartments with inappropriate material and ventilation is causing sick building syndrome (SBS), faster than in any other country. NASA studies on indoor air pollutants indicate that the usage of 15-18 air-purifying plants in 18-24 cm diameter containers can clean the air in an average 167.2 m(2) house (approximately one plant per 9.2 m(2)). This study investigates the effect of three different types of air-purifying plants, Pachira aquatica, Ficus benjamina, and Aglaonema commutatum, in reducing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and formaldehyde (CH2O) in hot desert climate. An experiment is performed in which the CH2O and VOCs concentrations are measured in two laboratory spaces (Room 1 and Room 2). Different volumes (5 and 10% of the laboratory volume) of target plants are installed in Room 1, whereas Room 2 is measured under the same conditions without plants for comparison. The results show that the greater the planting volume (10%), the greater is the reduction effect of each VOCs. In summer in hot desert climate, the initial concentration (800 mu g/cm(3)) of CH2O and VOCs is higher, and the reduction amount is higher (534.5 mu g/cm(3)) as well. The reduction amount of CH2O and toluene (C7H8) is particularly high. In the case of C7H8, the reduction amount (45.9 mu g/cm(3)) is higher in summer with Aglaonema commutatum and Ficus benjamina. It is statistically proven that Ficus benjamina is most effective in reducing CH2O and C7H8 in an indoor space in hot desert climate. The findings of this study can serve as basic data for further improving the indoor air quality using only air-purifying plants in hot desert climate of the United Arab Emirates.
英文关键词	air-purifying plant Pachira aquatica Ficus benjamina Aglaonema commutatum VOCs formaldehyde (CH2O)
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000750598500001
WOS关键词	ORNAMENTAL POTTED PLANTS ; REMOVAL ; QUALITY ; SYSTEMS ; HEALTH ; ENERGY ; IAQ ; PHYTOREMEDIATION ; HOUSEPLANTS
WOS类目	Construction & Building Technology ; Engineering, Civil
WOS研究方向	Construction & Building Technology ; Engineering
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/376986
作者单位	[Al Qassimi, Nahla; Jung, Chuloh] Ajman Univ, Coll Architecture Art & Design, Dept Architecture, Ajman, U Arab Emirates
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Al Qassimi, Nahla,Jung, Chuloh. Impact of Air-Purifying Plants on the Reduction of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Indoor Hot Desert Climate[J],2022,7.
APA	Al Qassimi, Nahla,&Jung, Chuloh.(2022).Impact of Air-Purifying Plants on the Reduction of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Indoor Hot Desert Climate.FRONTIERS IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT,7.
MLA	Al Qassimi, Nahla,et al."Impact of Air-Purifying Plants on the Reduction of Volatile Organic Compounds in the Indoor Hot Desert Climate".FRONTIERS IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT 7(2022).