Determination of VOC levels in indoor air and the VOC removal efficiency of a novel botanical biofilter using genetically modified golden pothos ivy

室内空气中 VOC 含量的测定以及使用转基因金缕梅的新型植物生物过滤器的 VOC 去除效率

• 批准号: 566909-2021
• 负责人: Gale, Richard
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: Camosun College
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=724235
• 关键词: Determination; VOC; levels; indoor; air

Origen Air is a Victoria BC based clean tech start-up, incorporated on July 8, 2019. The current product is the Sentinel, a refrigerator sized, plant-based air purifier, including our genetically enhanced Golden Pothos Ivy, virus-killing UV-C light technology and an ultra-high def digital display. Through ad revenue splits and fleet leases, we supply and maintain the air purification hardware, software, and data so that operators can re-instill brand trust and consumer confidence.The company's upcoming solution, The Canopy, will escalate the air purification capacity of The Sentinelthrough roof-top terrarium based systems. Our large-scale, plant-based, air purification system will naturally purify inbound air for building HVAC systems. The primary benefits of The Canopy will be the removal of airborne microscopic carcinogens from a building's central air supply. Through a circular economy of safe,clean air, The Canopy will reduce the quantity of outside air that must be heated / cooled and filtered on an hourly basis. The Canopy will improve the health, safety and energy efficiency of the buildings' entire HVAC systems.Origen's history of carrying out R&D has been focused on determining the air filtering capacity of genetically modified pothos Ivy (Epipremnum aureum) and hence their potential to be used in a mechanical biofilter.Progress on this front can be summarized into the following categories: (1) research and design; (2) physical construction of the Sentinel; (3) the generation of transgenic pothos ivy; and (4) performance testing. Thefocus of this project will be on performance testing and evaluation in a real world environment by measuring the removal rates of toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as benzene, toluene, and chloroform. This will include the design of a testing chamber to allow for uptake studies of select VOCs using The Canopy air

Origen Air是一家基于不列颠哥伦比亚省的一家清洁技术初创企业，于2019年7月8日成立。当前的产品是Sentinel，Sentinel，这是冰箱大小的基于植物性的空气净化器，包括我们的基因增强的Golden Pothos Ivy，病毒杀死病毒的UV-C Light Technology和Ultra-High Def数字显示。通过广告收入分割和车队租赁，我们提供和维护空气净化硬件，软件和数据，以便运营商可以重新启动品牌信任和消费者信心。公司的即将到来的解决方案The Canopy将升级Sentinellthrough屋顶玻璃底层玻璃体的空气净化能力。我们的大规模，基于植物的空气净化系统将自然净化用于构建HVAC系统的入站空气。顶篷的主要好处是从建筑物的中央空气供应中去除空气中的微观致癌物。通过安全，干净的空气的圆形经济，顶篷将减少必须每小时加热 /冷却并过滤的外部空气的数量。冠层将提高建筑物整个HVAC系统的健康，安全和能源效率。Origen进行研发的历史一直集中在确定基因修饰的pothos Ivy（Epiprenum aureum）（Epipipremnum aureum）的空气过滤能力（Epipremnum aureum）（因此它们都可以用于机械生物纤维的潜力。 （2）前哨的物理结构； （3）转基因pothos Ivy的产生； （4）性能测试。 该项目的组合将通过测量有毒挥发性有机化合物（VOC）（例如苯，甲苯和甲苯和氯仿）的去除率来进行现实世界环境中的性能测试和评估。 这将包括设计室的设计