This work aims to remove virus bioaerosol by using carbon nanotube corona discharge plasma technology. The λ virus bioaerosols are generated using a Collison nebulizer, as the challenged bioaerosols. Exactly how various factors, including the flow rate (30, 60, and 90 lpm) and the operating voltages (-1.5, -3.0, -4.5, -6.0, and -7.5 kV), affect the bioaerosol reduction characteristics is also evaluated. Experimental results indicate that the corona discharge while using the carbon nanotube electrodes obviously decreases the threshold voltage of plasma. The removal efficiencies of λ virus bioaerosols by using the carbon nanotube corona discharge system at discharge voltages of -1.5, -3.0, -4.5, -6.0, and -7.5 kV are 53%, 60%, 68%, 89%, and 91%, respectively. Additionally, the corona discharge system that incorporates use of the carbon nanotube electrodes performs far superior to that incorporates the use of the stainless steel electrodes in terms of bioaerosol removal efficiency.

This work aims to measure the leakage of the personal protective equipment by using the fluorescent aerosol tracer. The fluorescent aerosols were employed as airborne particulates in a controlled chamber with ultraviolet (UV) light-detectable stickers. After an exposure and leakage test, the protective equipment was removed and photographed with UV-scanning to evaluate areas and color depth ratio of the areas where fluorescent aerosols had adhered to the body through the protective equipment. An image processor installed with an entropy-based algorithm was developed to segment the fluorescent area and calculate its relative leakage ratio (Lr) in real time. This study shows that the total leakage rate of the K brand protective clothing is 2.04 × 10-4 in two repetitions, and its 10- repetition total leakage rate is about 3.15×10-3. The two-repetition total leakage rate of the P brand protective clothing is about 2.47×10-4, and its 10 repetition total leakage rate is about 4.79×10-3. The two-repetition total leakage rate of the W brand protective clothing is about 1.04×10-4, and its 10-repetition total leakage rate is about 4.68×10-3.

This work considers the effects of using the chitosan/sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) pretreated filters (CSPFs) as the antiseptic filters on the bioaerosol penetration. Three concentrations of chitosan solutions and chitosan/SDS mixing solutions were used to pretreat the polypropylene fibrous filter to make them antiseptic. The λ virus bioaerosol was generated using a Collison nebulizer, as the challenged bioaerosol. The effects of various factors, including the face velocity and the relative humidity on the bioaerosol collection characteristics were evaluated. Experimental results suggested the pretreatment of chitosan/SDS did have an antiseptic effect on virus bioaerosol and increase the inactivation mechanism. Experimental findings also revealed that the addition pretreatment of SDS did raise the inactivation effect of the chitosan. When adding SDS in the chitosan solution, the ammonium groups could appear and present the antiseptic benefit more obviously. Moreover, the antiseptic of the pretreated filter decreased with face velocity and RH.

According to the IPCC WGII Fourth Assessment Report, more than 89% of observational data series and studies are consistent with the greenhouse gas change, which is produced from human activities, as a response to global warming. In the previous point, the tourism and leisure industry is regarding as the non-smokestack industry. However, with an increase of leisure and tourism activities, the carbon dioxide emission and energy use have been growing. Recognizing these risks, the Agenda 21 for the Tourism and Travel Industry promulgated by the World Travel and Tourism Council, the WTO and the Earth Council addressed energy consumption as a key issue of concern. The buildings are a major part of the leisure industry. Therefore, this work aims to investigate the energy use and carbon emission of a hotel building, located in the middle of Taiwan, for four seasons. The consumption generated from each visitor activating in the building also were conducted. The results will be used as a reference for further investigations into the reduction of energy use and carbon emission in the leisure buildings. By investigation of proposed carbon neutral model, the willing price to pay is highly larger than both of the shifted and non-shifted prices. Most people has always inclined to pay for self-related GHG emission. Green development and sustainable operations in the leisure industry should be attended because the real costs of a green building are less than you think.