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Environ Int

Title:		Volatile organic compounds in indoor environment and photocatalytic oxidation: state of the art
Author(s):		Wang S; Ang HM; Tade MO;
Address:		"Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. wangshao@vesta.curtin.edu.au"
Journal Title:		Environ Int
Year:		2007
Volume:		20070326
Issue:		5
Page Number:		694 - 705
DOI:		10.1016/j.envint.2007.02.011
ISSN/ISBN:		0160-4120 (Print) 0160-4120 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are the major pollutants in indoor air, which significantly impact indoor air quality and thus influencing human health. A long-term exposure to VOCs will be detrimental to human health causing sick building syndrome (SBS). Photocatalytic oxidation of VOCs is a cost-effective technology for VOCs removal compared with adsorption, biofiltration, or thermal catalysis. In this paper, we review the current exposure level of VOCs in various indoor environment and state of the art technology for photocatalytic oxidation of VOCs from indoor air. The concentrations and emission rates of commonly occurring VOCs in indoor air are presented. The effective catalyst systems, under UV and visible light, are discussed and the kinetics of photocatalytic oxidation is also presented"
Keywords:		"Air Pollution, Indoor/*analysis Catalysis Construction Materials Environmental Monitoring Environmental Pollutants/*analysis/chemistry/radiation effects Household Products Kinetics Light Organic Chemicals/*analysis/chemistry/radiation effects Oxidation-Re;"
Notes:		"MedlineWang, Shaobin Ang, H M Tade, Moses O eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review Netherlands 2007/03/23 Environ Int. 2007 Jul; 33(5):694-705. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.02.011. Epub 2007 Mar 26"