Compact and effective photocatalytic air-purification unit by using of mercury-free excimer lamps with TiO2 coated titanium mesh filter

Tsuyoshi Ochiai; Yasuji Niitsu; Go Kobayashi; Masahiro Kurano; Izumi Serizawa; Koji Horio; Kazuya Nakata; Taketoshi Murakami; Yuko Morito; Akira Fujishima

doi:10.1039/C1CY00270H

Compact and effective photocatalytic air-purification unit by using of mercury-free excimer lamps with TiO₂ coated titanium mesh filter

Tsuyoshi Ochiai,*^ab Yasuji Niitsu,^c Go Kobayashi,^c Masahiro Kurano,^c Izumi Serizawa,^c Koji Horio,^d Kazuya Nakata,^ab Taketoshi Murakami,^a Yuko Morito^bd and Akira Fujishima^ab

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^a Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology, KSP East 421, 3-2-1 Sakado, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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^b Division of Photocatalyst for Energy and Environment, Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8601, Japan

^c ORC Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 3-9-6 Oyamagaoka, Machida, Tokyo 194-0295, Japan

^d U-VIX Corporation, 2-14-8 Midorigaoka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0034, Japan

Abstract

A photocatalyst–excimer–lamp hybrid reactor was investigated using a mercury-free xenon chloride excimer lamp wrapped with a TiO₂ modified titanium-mesh sheet (TMiP). Significant decomposition of 6 ppm of methylmercaptane gas has been achieved by the reactor in a 36 L box within 3 h.

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Compact and effective photocatalytic air-purification unit by using of mercury-free excimer lamps with TiO₂ coated titanium mesh filter

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