Determination of the Efficiency of Formaldehyde Removal According to the Percentage Volume of Pot Plants Occupying a Room : 생활공간에 투입된 실내식물의 양에 따른 포름알데히드 제거 효율
Determination of the Efficiency of Formaldehyde Removal According to the Percentage Volume of Pot Plants Occupying a Room
- 주제(키워드) 스킨답서스 , 치자나무 , 로즈마리 , 실내공기질 , 휘발성유기화합물 , Epipremnum aureum , Gardenia jasminoide , Rosmarinus officinalis , indoor air quality , volatile organic compounds
- 발행기관 한국원예학회
- 발행년도 2009
- 총서유형 Journal
- UCI G704-000900.2009.27.2.001
- KCI ID ART001358738
- 본문언어 영어
초록/요약
The amount of formaldehyde removal by indoor pot plants was assessed in actual space, and compared with removal amount calculated from a sealed chamber test. Epipremnum aureum, Rosmarinus officinalis, and Gardenia jasminoide were placed in a room, occupying 3, 6, and 9% of the room volume, respectively. When each species occupied 3, 6, and 9% of the room volume, formaldehyde was removed by 30.9, 47.7, and 67.0%, and the relative humidity increased by 4.8, 8.3, and 10.0%, respectively. When pot plants occupied 1% of the room’s volume, formaldehyde was decreased by 6-7% in the room. A small difference in the rate of formaldehyde removal was observed among the species. The ratio of the formaldehyde removal measured in the room over the its theoretical removal calculated as the chamber test was found to be 0.05, approximately 20 folds. As a result, it has been found that indoor plants could be an effective method for the purifying of indoor air, according to the results suggesting that pot plants occupying about 1% of the room’s volume reduced formaldehyde by approximately 7%.
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