Photocatalysts for solar energy conversion: Recent advances and environmental applications

S Yaghoubi, SM Mousavi, A Babapoor… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The sustainable use of solar energy is critical to addressing the global energy crisis and
environmental problems caused by the overconsumption of fossil fuels. However …

Utilizing electrostatic effect in fibrous filters for efficient airborne particles removal: Principles, fabrication, and material properties

Y Gao, E Tian, Y Zhang, J Mo - Applied Materials Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) poses a severe health threat to the public, and fibrous filtration is a
powerful method for efficient PM removal. Arming the fibers with electrostatic effect is a gold …

[HTML][HTML] Ventilation and air cleaning to limit aerosol particle concentrations in a gym during the COVID-19 pandemic

B Blocken, T Van Druenen, A Ricci, L Kang… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 can spread by close contact through large droplet spray and indirect contact
via contaminated objects. There is mounting evidence that it can also be transmitted by …

A review of air filtration technologies for sustainable and healthy building ventilation

G Liu, M **ao, X Zhang, C Gal, X Chen, L Liu… - Sustainable cities and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Urbanization increased population density in cities and consequently leads to severe indoor
air pollution. As a result of these trends, the issue of sustainable and healthy indoor …

Portable air purification: Review of impacts on indoor air quality and health

E Cheek, V Guercio, C Shrubsole… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
A systematic literature review was carried out to examine the impact of portable air purifiers
(PAPs) on indoor air quality (PM 2.5) and health, focussing on adults and children in indoor …

Indoor air quality and its effects on humans—A review of challenges and developments in the last 30 years

KW Tham - Energy and buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
A reflective approach is adopted in analyzing the reviews on the impact of indoor air quality
on humans over the last 30 years (1986–2016). The major findings reiterate the concerns of …

Improving indoor air quality, health and performance within environments where people live, travel, learn and work

FJ Kelly, JC Fussell - Atmospheric Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
In today's' indoor generation', most human activities take place within an enclosed space,
characterised by a chemically diverse and complex air quality. Although source control is the …

Role of nanotechnology in photocatalysis

MB Tahir, M Sohaib, M Sagir… - Encyclopedia of smart …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
World is facing two major problems, day by day demand of energy and pollution on the
planet increasing with the advancement of human activities. These are real problems not …

Photocatalytic materials and technologies for air purification

H Ren, P Koshy, WF Chen, S Qi, CC Sorrell - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
Since there is increasing concern for the impact of air quality on human health, the present
work surveys the materials and technologies for air purification using photocatalytic …

[HTML][HTML] Ten questions concerning green buildings and indoor air quality

A Steinemann, P Wargocki, B Rismanchi - Building and environment, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the concern that green buildings may promote energy efficiency and
other aspects of sustainability, but not necessarily the health and well-being of occupants …