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Korean Industrial Hygiene Association (한국산업보건학회)
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Development of Ozone Plasma Sterilizer with Air Circulation Device

공기순환장치 적용 오존 플라즈마 살균장치 개발

  • An, June (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Chun, Young-Nam (Department of Environmental Engineering, Chosun University)
  • Received : 2020.12.04
  • Accepted : 2021.02.20
  • Published : 2021.03.31
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to develop a new sterilization plasma device that would be proficient at sterilizing and removing pathogenic bacteria and viruses, and applicable to air purification systems. Methods: In order to understand the performance characteristics, the discharge characteristics of a packed bed DBD reactor and the ozone reduction characteristics of an ozone filter installed at the outlet of the reactor were investigated. Results: The novel packed-bed DBD reactor was proposed, and it was confirmed that the plasma discharge was uniformly and stably discharged throughout the entire layer, and sufficient ozone was generated for sterilization. The ozone filter was tested for three methods: adsorption, adsorption-decomposition, and catalytic decomposition. When the filter thickness was 30 mm, the ozone concentrations were 0.03 ppm, 0.01 ppm, and 0.21 ppm, respectively. The adsorption and adsorption-decomposition methods satisfied the EPA standard of less than 0.05ppm, but the catalytic decomposition method did not. Conclusions: It was confirmed that the adsorption-decomposition method has relatively excellent ozone filter performance and can provide the best ozone filter.

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