1NPU-NCP joint international research center on Advanced Nanomaterials and Defects engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
2UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nano-sciences/Nanotechnology, iThemba LABS, South Africa
3NPU-NCP joint international research center on Advanced Nanomaterials and Defects engineering, National Centre for Physics, Pakistan
4School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, China
5Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Saudi Arabia
*Corresponding author:Ayesha Kausar, NPU-NCP joint international research center on Advanced Nanomaterials and Defects engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China and National Centre for Physics, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan, UNESCOUNISA Africa Chair in Nano-sciences/ Nanotechnology, iThemba LABS, Somerset West 7129, South Africa
Submission: January 25, 2023; Published: February 03, 2023
ISSN : 2688-8394 Volume3 Issue4
Nowadays, indoor air pollution has emerged as a major health concern for the indoor living population. UV photocatalytic indoor air cleansing has been found to be a promising technology. Effective UV photocatalysts have been applied to monitor/control the indoor air quality (IAQ) level. The nanomaterials based on nanocarbons, polymers, and nanoparticles have been applied in the UV photocatalysts. Indoor pollutants including gaseous pollutants, organic compounds, and biological pollutants have been removed using photocatalytic technology. Basically, nanomaterials act to degrade the environmental pollutants into environmentally safe forms, i.e., least hazardous for human health and maintain the IAQ level. Accordingly, through the use of nanomaterial-based UV photocatalysts, future solutions linking the IAQ regulation to the novel nanomaterials have been achieved.
Keywords: UV photocatalyst; Nanomaterial; IAQ; Pollutants; Polymer; Nanoparticle