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http://dx.doi.org/10.9723/jksiis.2022.27.3.021

Development of an air purification system using moss and evaluation of air purification capability for each moss  

Ahn, DoHyun ((주)인더텍 기업부설연구소)
Choi, Hyeunwoo (경북대학교병원)
Lee, JongMin (경북대학교병원)
Heo, SungPhil (강릉원주대학교)
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Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems / v.27, no.3, 2022 , pp. 21-28 More about this Journal
Abstract
Fine dust enters the lungs or blood vessels through the respiratory tract through the air. Recently, due to the fine dust problem, the demand for air purifiers in Korea is also increasing rapidly. Moss is the oldest terrestrial plant, and it is known that it has the property of adsorbing and decomposing heavy metals and fine dust. To compare the effect of reducing fine dust between moss and the existing chemical filter (Hepa), a cube of 1 m3 was manufactured and the amount of fine dust reduction under a controlled environment was compared. Under the fine dust conditions, an umbrella moss filter, rat tail moss filter, feather moss filter, and silk moss filter were inserted for a total of 40 experiments, 10 times each in 4 different situations. The difference between the amount after 30 minutes was statistically significant for all filters. However, as a result of the test, it was confirmed that there was no statistically significant difference between filters for fine dust, mixed gas, CO2, and O2. In particular, it was confirmed that the previously claimed effect of oxygen generation was almost nonexistent. Through this result, it was confirmed that the reduction of fine dust is effective regardless of the species view of moss, and it is expected to replace or supplement the chemical filter of the existing air purifier through future improvement.
Keywords
Air; Moss; Fine Dust; Purifier; Filter;
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