The botanical biofiltration of volatile organic compounds and particulate matter derived from cigarette smoke

Morgan, Angela L.; Torpy, Fraser R.; Irga, Peter J.; Fleck, R.; Gill, Raissa L.; Pettit, Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133942

Cited by 26 publications

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“…It was found that plant species could reduce specific contaminants and did not depend on leaf area. Therefore, it is crucial and necessary to use various species of plants to mitigate various volatile contaminants (Morgan et al, 2022). Furthermore, the results of this study were strengthened by the results of studies using five other different plant species (Spathiphyllum wallisii, Philodendron hederaceum, Ficus pumila, Tradescantia pallida, and Chlorophytum comosum) (Suárez-Cáceres & Pérez-Urrestarazu, 2021).…”

Section: Indoor Plantsmentioning

confidence: 73%

Phytoarchitecture Design Requires a Plant Selection Framework to Combat Air Contaminants in Building Areas Sustainably

Samudro,

Mangkoedihardjo

2023

JAETS

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Empowerment of plants to maintain the indoor and outdoor air quality of a building area promises occupant health and sustainable use of the building. In supporting plants' functional role, this study proposes a novel approach for a general framework for selecting plants. The method to achieve the objectives of this study was based on previous empirical studies conducted in various places under different environmental quality conditions. The essential findings of the selected literature became part of the technical feasibility process in selecting plants. Significant results indicate the mechanism of controlling airborne contaminants by plants through aerial parts and growth media. Gaseous pollutants can be absorbed along with carbon dioxide absorption, while particulate matter is deposited on the leaf surface. Some other contaminants enter the plant growth medium, which plants can process with microbes in the root zone. The use of plants for indoor and outdoor phytoremediation is various plant species, sourced and selected from a retrospective study, locally available and standard plants, and popular plants. These findings were developed to include assessments of contaminant-plant interactions and plant-specific experiments. The implications of the plant selection framework can be one of the promising methods in designing sustainable building phytoarchitectures.

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Section: Indoor Plantsmentioning

confidence: 73%

Phytoarchitecture Design Requires a Plant Selection Framework to Combat Air Contaminants in Building Areas Sustainably

Samudro,

Mangkoedihardjo

2023

JAETS

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“…Currently, the majority of chamber experiments have assessed the removal of single VOCs, such as benzene, toluene, hexane, xylene and formaldehyde (Baosheng et al 2009 ; Cornejo et al 1999 ; Porter 1994 ; Wood et al 2002 ), whereas indoor occupants may be exposed to air containing hundreds of VOCs (Joshi 2008 ; Meciarova and Vilcekova 2016 ). The ability of botanical biofilters to remove an azeotropic mixture of VOCs has historically remained unexplored until recently (Morgan et al 2022 ). Additionally, the exact mechanisms of removal in-situ for a range of physiochemically and behaviourally different VOCs is difficult to determine due to the lower concentrations seen in-situ, compared to the elevated levels that have typically been used in the previously mentioned research.…”

Section: Plants As a Phytoremediation Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As commercial interest in this technology grows, it is essential that research is conducted both on single VOCs, as well as mixed VOC sources that are environmentally relevant, such as cigarette smoke, petrol vapour, exhaust emissions etc. Currently, studies have reported significant reductions in environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in an in-situ setting as well as a reduction in traffic associated air pollutants (Morgan et al 2022 ; Permana et al 2022 ; Pettit et al 2021 ; Siswanto et al 2020 ). While these early findings validate the technology for the remediation of realistic pollutants, the implementation of active biofilters in-situ is still relatively novel.…”

Section: Plants As a Phytoremediation Technologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Phytoremediation for the indoor environment: a state-of-the-art review

Matheson

Fleck

Irga

et al. 2023

Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol

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Poor indoor air quality has become of particular concern within the built environment due to the time people spend indoors, and the associated health burden. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) off-gassing from synthetic materials, nitrogen dioxide and harmful outdoor VOCs such benzene, toluene, ethyl-benzene and xylene penetrate into the indoor environment through ventilation and are the main contributors to poor indoor air quality with health effects. A considerable body of literature over the last four decades has demonstrate the removal of gaseous contaminants through phytoremediation, a technology that relies on plant material and technologies to remediate contaminated air streams. In this review we present a state-of-the-art on indoor phytoremediation over the last decade. Here we present a review of 38 research articles on both active and passive phytoremediation, and describe the specific chemical removal efficiency of different systems. The literature clearly indicates the efficacy of these systems for the removal of gaseous contaminants in the indoor environment, however it is evident that the application of phytoremediation technologies for research purposes in-situ is currently significantly under studied. In addition, it is common for research studies to assess the removal of single chemical species under controlled conditions, with little relevancy to real-world settings easily concluded. The authors therefore recommend that future phytoremediation research be conducted both in-situ and on chemical sources of a mixed nature, such as those experienced in the urban environment like petroleum vapour, vehicle emissions, and mixed synthetic furnishings off-gassing. The assessment of these systems both in static chambers for their theoretical performance, and in-situ for these mixed chemical sources is essential for the progression of this research field and the widespread adoption of this technology.

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“…There is an interesting study that evaluated the potential of a Spathiphyllum wallisii to remove cigarette-derived VOCs and all particle size fractions [34], achieving a single-pass removal efficiency of 43.26 % for the total VOCs and 34.37 % for the total number of suspended particles. A botanical biofilter with a selected type of vegetation allowed the reduction of the concentration of many of harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke, including nicotine, limonene and toluene.…”

Section: Removal Of Volatile Organic Compounds (Vocs) From Indoor Air...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Biotechnical approach for a continuous simultaneous increase of indoor and outdoor air quality

Tkachenko,

Mileikovskyi,

Konovaliuk

et al. 2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Phytofiltration is the most sustainable way to achieve a better quality of inlet air in buildings in a polluted environment. But they don’t take into account the biorhythms of plants and pollute the inlet air with CO2 during breathing only time. We collected and analysed data about the biorhythms of plants. As a result, a new bi-directional phytofilter was offered for cleaning and oxygenation of the inlet ventilation air, and also to protect the environment by cleaning the exhaust air from different pollutants. The device has spaces with shifted illumination rhythms and a valve system. A controller directs the inlet air to the space(s), where plants release CO2. The outlet air runs through other spaces. Literature data show that in the less favourable case, the CO2 and oxygen emissions are balanced per day without overall CO2 gain to the environment. When plants are growing, they sequestrate CO2 to catch greenhouse gas emissions. Either natural light, artificial light, or a combination of the two can be used. While the second option simply demands one plant metabolism type, the first option needs a combination of CAM metabolism and other plants

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The botanical biofiltration of volatile organic compounds and particulate matter derived from cigarette smoke

Cited by 26 publications

References 52 publications

Phytoarchitecture Design Requires a Plant Selection Framework to Combat Air Contaminants in Building Areas Sustainably

Phytoarchitecture Design Requires a Plant Selection Framework to Combat Air Contaminants in Building Areas Sustainably

Phytoremediation for the indoor environment: a state-of-the-art review

Biotechnical approach for a continuous simultaneous increase of indoor and outdoor air quality

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