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Stabilizing Soil Moisture and Indoor Air Quality Purification in a Wall-typed Botanical Biofiltration System Controlled by Humidifying Cycle

가습 주기에 따른 벽면형 식물바이오필터의 토양 수분 안정화 및 실내공기질 정화

Chang Hee Lee12*
,
Bom Choi1
,
Man Young Chun3
이 창희12*
,
최 봄1
,
천 만영3
1Department of Horticulture, Hankyong National University
2Research Institute of International Agriculture, Technology, and Information, Hankyong National University
3Department of Environmental Engineering, Hankyong National University
1한경대학교 원예학과
2국제농업기술정보연구소
3한경대학교 환경공학과
*교신저자. *Corresponding Author. 
31 August 2015. pp. 605-617
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Abstract

The ultimate goal of this research is to develop a botanical biofiltration system that combines a green interior, biofiltering, and automatic irrigation to purify indoor air pollutants according to indoor space and the size of biofilter. This study was performed to compare the stability of air flow characteristics and removal efficiency (RE) of fine dust within a wall-typed (vertical) botanical biofilter depending on humidifying cycle and to investigate RE of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by the biofilter. The biofilter used in this experiment was designed as an integral form of water metering pump, water tank, blower, humidifier, and multi-level planting space in order to be suitable for indoor space utilization. As a result, relative humidity, air temperature, and soil moisture content (SMC) within the biofilter showed stable values regardless of three different humidifying cycles operated by the metering pump. In particular, SMCs were consistently maintained in the range of 27.1-29.7% during all humidifying cycles; moreover, a humidifying cycle of operating for 15 min and pausing for 45 min showed the best horizontal linear regression (y = 0.0008x + 29.09) on SMC (29.0 ± 0.2%) during 120 hour. REs for number of fine dust (PM10) and ultra-fine dust (PM2.5) particles passed through the biofilter were in the range of 82.7-89.7% and 65.4-73.0%, respectively. RE for weight of PM10 passed through the biofilter was in the range of 58.1-78.9%, depending on humidifying cycle. REs of xylene, ethyl benzene, total VOCs (TVOCs), and toluene passed through the biofilter were in the range of 71.3-75.5%, while REs of benzene and formaldehyde (HCHO) passed through the biofilter were 39.7% and 44.9%, respectively. Hence, it was confirmed that the wall-typed botanical biofilter suitable for indoor plants was very effective for indoor air purification.

Keywords
biofilter
formaldehyde
green interior
PM10
volatile organic compounds

본 연구의 최종 목표는 실내의 공간과 식물바이오필터의 규모에 따라 실내공기 오염물질을 정화할 수 있는 식물 녹화와 자동관수 그리고 생물학적 여과 기능을 통합한 식물바이오필터 시스템의 개발이다. 본 연구는 가습 주기에 따른 벽면형(수직형) 식물바이오필터내 공기 흐름의 특성에 대한 안정성과 미세먼지 제거율을 비교하고, 이 식물바이오필터에 의한 휘발성 유기화합물의 제거율을 조사하기 위해 수행하였다. 본 실험에 사용된 식물바이오필터는 실내 공간 활용에 적합하도록 물펌프, 물탱크, 송풍기, 가습장치, 그리고 다층 구조의 식물 식재 공간을 일체형으로 설계하였다. 실험 결과, 물펌프에 의해 작동하는 세 가지 다른 가습 주기 처리에 관계없이 식물바이오필터의 상대습도, 온도, 그리고 토양 수분 함량은 안정된 값을 나타내었다. 토양 수분 함량은 모든 가습 주기 처리에서 27.1-29.7%의 범위에서 안정적으로 유지하였으며, 특히 15분 작동 45분 작동 중지의 가습 주기를 120시간 동안 처리하여 29.0 ± 0.2%의 평균 토양 수분 함량을 유지하면서 가장 수평적인 일차회귀식(y = 0.0008x + 29.09)을 보여주었다. 가습 주기에 따라 식물바이오필터를 통과한 미세먼지(PM10)와 초미세먼지(PM2.5) 입자 수에 대한 제거율(RE)은 각각 82.7-89.7%와 65.4-73.0% 범위에 있었고, PM10의 무게에 대한 RE는 58.1-78.9%의 범위에 있었다. 식물바이오필터를 통과한 자일렌, 에틸벤젠, 총 휘발성 유기화합물, 톨루엔의 RE는 71.3-75.5%의 범위에 있었으나, 벤젠과 포름알데히드의 RE는 각각 39.7%와 44.9%로 나타났다. 따라서 실내식물을 식재할 수 있는 본 벽면형 식물바이오필터는 실내 공기 정화에 매우 효과가 있는 것으로 확인하였다.

키워드
바이오필터
포름알데히드
그린인테리어
미세먼지
휘발성유기화합물
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  • Publisher :KOREAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국원예학회
  • Journal Title :Horticultural Science and Technology
  • Journal Title(Ko) :원예과학기술지
  • Volume : 33
  • No :4
  • Pages :605-617
  • Received Date : 2015-03-16
  • Revised Date : 2015-04-08
  • Accepted Date : 2015-04-10
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7235/hort.2015.15047
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