Open AccessRecent Chalenges of indoor air quality
Author(s) -
František Skácel,
Viktor Tekáč
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
paliva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1804-2058
DOI - 10.35933/paliva.2020.03.06
Subject(s) - indoor air quality , environmental science , context (archaeology) , biofilter , pollutant , filtration (mathematics) , air quality index , pollution , environmental engineering , waste management , process engineering , engineering , chemistry , meteorology , ecology , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , organic chemistry , biology , physics
Indoor air pollution is a complex issue involving a wide diversity and variability of pollutants that threats human health. In this context, major efforts should be made to enhance indoor air quality. Thus, it is important to start by the control of indoor pollution sources. This review presents a general overview of single treatment techniques such as mechanical and electrical filtration, adsorption, ozonation, photolysis, photocatalytic oxidation, biological processes, and membrane separation. Since there is currently no technology that can be considered fully satisfactory for achieving ‘‘cleaner’’ indoor air, special attention is paid to combined purification technologies or innovative alternatives that are currently under research and have not yet been commercialized (plasma-catalytic hybrid systems, hybrid ozonation systems, biofilter-adsorption systems, etc.). These systems seem to be a good opportunity as they integrate synergetic advantages to achieve good indoor air quality. Review contains more than 150 references.