Development of a Coil-Shape Photocatalysis-Plasma Synergistic Reactor for a Practical and Long-Term Usable Air-Cleaner

Tsuyoshi Ochiai, Yuji Hayashi, Erina Ichihashi, Tadashi Machida, Yoshitsugu Uchida, Shoko Tago, Yuko Morito, Akira Fujishima

I’m PACT World Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology, Kawasaki, Japan.
Photocatalysis International Research Center, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan.
TANASHIN DENKI Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.

DOI: 10.4236/ajac.2014.58055                

Abstract

A novel air-cleaner with a coil-shape photocatalysis-plasma synergistic reactor was developed. The air-cleaner showed 95% ± 1% reduction of a TVOCs concentration in tobacco smoke at “single-pass” condition. Air-purification activity of the air-cleaner was stably-maintained after the treatment of 12,000 cigarettes of tobacco smoke.

Keywords

Photocatalysis, Plasma Treatment, Synergy, Volatile Organic Compounds, Air-Cleaner

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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