• Land and Housing Review
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.103-110
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• 2023

People who spend most of their day indoors are continuously exposed to internally and externally generated indoor pollutants. According to a 2022 report from the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is the cause of more than 7 million deaths annually worldwide, emphasizing the seriousness of indoor air pollutants. Air pollutants include nitrogen oxides (NOx), formaldehyde (HCHO), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which have serious effects on the human body. Photocatalyst is a material that can remove these indoor air pollutants. Photocatalysts not only have the ability to remove dust precursors, but also have antibacterial, sterilizing, and deodorizing functions, making them effective in improving indoor air quality. This study suggests areas and methods in which photocatalysts can be applied to buildings. Fields of application include interior and exterior construction materials such as concrete, as well as organic paints and ventilation devices. If appropriate utilization plans are developed, it may be possible to improve the built environment through reduced indoor and outdoor pollutant levels.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.11a
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• pp.261-262
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• 2003

현대인들은 하루 중 80∼90％ 이상의 많은 시간을 실내에서 생활하고 있어 실내에서의 발생되는 오염물질에 대한 특성파악은 무엇보다도 중요하다. 실내오염물질의 종류와 발생원은 매우 다양하며, 최근에는 산업발달과 더불어 수 많은 종류의 새로운 복합화합물질들이 발생되고 있다. 신축건물에 사용되는 건축자재는 휘발성유기화합물(VOCs)과 포름알데히드(HCHO)등의 다양한 유해화학물질들을 방출하고 실내공기질을 악화시키는 것으로 조사되고 있다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.290-291
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• 2002

오늘날의 도시인들의 생활은 대부분 집이나 아파트, 지하철, 지하상가, 공공건물, 작업장 및 사무실 등의 각종 실내환경에서 생활하고 있으나, 실내공기는 자연 회석율이 부족하여 오염된 공기가 계속적으로 순환되고 있다. 현대 도시인들은 대부분의 시간(약 90%)을 실내에서 보내고 있다는 실정이지만, 실내 공기질에 대한 관심과 개선 노력은 매우 미약한 실정이다. (중략)

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.17-24
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• 2007

This study was performed to investigate the distributions of volatile organic compounds and carbonyl compounds at the 120 households in new apartments before occupation. The concentration of toluene, m, p-xylene, formaldehyde, acetone and ethylbenzene dominated as $272.81{\mu}g/m^3$, $98.90{\mu}g/m^3$, $71.68{\mu}g/m^3$, $70.58{\mu}g/m^3$ and $49.76{\mu}g/m^3$, respectively. The identified compounds by standards occupied 42.5% of the TVOCs, also the concentration of toluene occupied the largest part of the identified compounds as 18.5%. The concentration of formaldehyde and acetone were 43.1% and 42.4% among carbonyl compounds. The indoor/outdoor ratio of the concentration of benzene, toluene, formaldehyde and o-xylene were investigated 1.29, 3.59, 10.76 and 28.74, respectively.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.28 no.8
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• pp.872-877
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• 2006

It has been concerned about the indoor air contaminants because of the hours spend in indoor space. These contaminants are emitted from various indoor facilities. Therefore, even though there concentrations are very low, adverse effects can't be ignored. However, treatment technologies are insufficient to deal with these contaminants. For this reason, the objective of this study was to investigate the feasibility of artificial ultraviolet(UV) detoxification using $TiO_2$ system for degrading formaldehyde contaminated indoor air. The experiment was also performed to investigate the formaldehyde removal effect of fluorescence lamp as an alternative UV light source because it is used in indoor as a light source. The results presented demonstrated that as the $TiO_2$ dosage is more and the reaction area is wider, the photocatalytic degradation rate does more enhanced. Degradation of TCE was more rapid used in $UV_{254}$ lamp than in fluorescence lamp. However, if it is operated during enough time, it will be able to remove the considerable quantity of TCE in case of using fluorescence lamp.

• 월간산업보건
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• s.208
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• pp.4-8
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• 2005

• Bulletin of Korea Environmental Preservation Association
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• v.14 no.12
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• pp.5-9
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• 1992

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.19 no.4 s.54
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• pp.76-81
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• 2004

From September 1, 2003 to November 30, 2004, 20 mineral water wells were selected for some area in east Europe and the study on their water quality was analized. It revealed that mineral water contained considerable quantity of magnesium ions which helps the smooth activities of vascular muscles, nervous systems and protects skins from allergic reactions. It also lowers cholesterol level and contains high concentration of calcium ions which is one of the vital components of teeth and bone like phosphorus. Thus it is concluded that it is not qualified as boiler feed water as it has overall high degree of hardness by the presence of four times content of $Mg^{2+}\;and\;Ca^{2+}$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2016.10a
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• pp.549-551
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• 2016

In this paper, With the development of modern science and technology are Sheds to stay indoors rather than outdoors space it increased significantly compared to the past. And a wide variety of research about outdoor air quality until recently, efforts are underway but the issue of air quality in the room is the fact that all considered relatively lightly. As the contamination of the room air is polluted, unlike the natural environment, a large outdoor air dilution rate, the dilution rate is very low, once the contaminated air continuously circulating exerts a very bad influence on the health of people staying in the room. In this study, movement characteristics of the person living in a room, the air measuring device for the study of the active indoor environmental control system reflects the life form to measure the quality of the measured air in real time for transmitting the information to the user of the smart devices, alarm bot It was implemented and operational applications.

• Prospectives of Industrial Chemistry
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.1-11
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• 2016

우리나라는 1970년대를 기점으로 하여 급격한 경제성장과 산업기술의 발전이 이루어졌다. 경제성장과 함께 주택의 보급 또한 급격하게 증가하게 되었고, 주택의 보급을 위한 건축자재 및 생활용품의 개발이 급속도로 이루어졌다. 이에 따라 실내에서 사용하는 기구 및 건축재료가 매우 다양해졌으며, 이로 인한 새로운 오염물질의 배출이 급격히 증가하게 되었다. 최근 새로운 기술로 소개되고 있는 촉매 산화법의 경우 제거하려는 대상 실내대기오염물질을 촉매를 이용하여 CO₂나 H₂O 등으로 산화시켜 제거하는 방법이며, 최근 많은 연구가 활발하게 수행되고 있다. 촉매를 이용하는 촉매 산화법은 광촉매 산화법과, 촉매의 성능만을 이용하여 대상물질을 산화하는 촉매산화법으로 구분된다. 광촉매 산화법은 특정 파장에서 반응하는 촉매에 자외선을 조사하여 실내오염물질을 산화제거하는 방법으로, 산화성능이 우수하여 여러 가지 실내오염가스에 적용되고 있으나, 별도의 광원이 필요하며, 포름알데히드 산화 시 CO₂와 H₂O 이외에도 dichloroacetyl chloride (C₂HCl₃O), trichloroethylene (C₂HCl₃), phosgene (COCl₂) 등과 같은 부수적인 2차 유해물질이 발생함에 따라 이를 처리하기 위한 대책이 수반되어야 한다. 반면, 촉매 산화법의 경우 별도의 광원이나 에너지원 없이, 촉매를 이용하여 대기오염물질을 인체에 무해한 물질로 완전 산화시키는 방법으로써, 최근 많은 연구가 수행되어 상온에서 구동 가능한 촉매가 개발되었고, 이의 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 이에 상온산화촉매기술의 연구동향 및 사례를 확인하고, 향후 상온산화촉매기술이 나아가야 할 방향을 제시하고자 한다. 본 연구는 환경부 환경산업선진화기술개발사업의 지원을 받아 수행되었습니다(2016000140004).