Portable UV Plasma Air Purifier in Automobile

Authors

  • F.L. Kow
  • H. Nasution

Abstract

Air quality in automobiles is worse than the air outside. As such, there is a need to develop efficient air purifier to remove air pollutants in automobiles. In this study, a prototype has been assembled and tested for its functionality and performance using air quality measuring devices. Performance test has been done to test the efficiency of the air purifier in removing five different air pollutants, which are CO2, NOx, CH2, CH3 and SO2. The percentage change of removal of each air contaminant is quite high, having removed SO2 with 93%, CO2 with 48.85%, NOx with 35.96%, CH2 with 27.05% and CH3 with 25.35%. Overall, the air purifier is highly efficient in removing air pollutants. Keywords: Air purifier; automobile; UV plasma; air pollutants

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Published

2015-09-01

How to Cite

Kow, F., & Nasution, H. (2015). Portable UV Plasma Air Purifier in Automobile. Journal of Transport System Engineering, 2(2), 42–45. Retrieved from https://jtse.utm.my/index.php/jtse/article/view/54

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2015): Volume 2 Issue 2 (September)

Section

Transport System Engineering

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