Air purification by house plants : a literature survey
Within the project ‘Plant champion air purification’, a public-private cooperation, a literate survey was carried out to explore recent findings on the possibilities of plants to purify indoor contaminated air. Literature was searched in academic journals, on the internet and within reports recently carried out for the horticultural sector. Here this knowledge is shortly described. Plants generally have the capacity to assimilate hydrophilic Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) like formaldehyde without harm. Lipophilic VOCs are less well assimilated and follow different uptake pathways. Differences between plant species can sometimes be related to amount of leaves, wax layer composition, stomatal conductance or hairs. Apart from the green plant parts, the roots, the micro-organisms and rooting medium have a role in air purification. The research in plant chambers mainly generated knowledge on short term uptake of volatiles, but the uptake mechanisms and the long-term performances of plants are only partly understood. The research on upscaling of lab results to air purification in rooms within buildings is still in its infancy. A few good studies have been done and show promising results, but most research was statistically poor. More research is needed to extrapolate the findings from lab research to practice.
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dig-wur-nl-wurpubs-5261442024-05-14 de Visser, Pieter External research report Air purification by house plants : a literature survey 2017 Within the project ‘Plant champion air purification’, a public-private cooperation, a literate survey was carried out to explore recent findings on the possibilities of plants to purify indoor contaminated air. Literature was searched in academic journals, on the internet and within reports recently carried out for the horticultural sector. Here this knowledge is shortly described. Plants generally have the capacity to assimilate hydrophilic Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) like formaldehyde without harm. Lipophilic VOCs are less well assimilated and follow different uptake pathways. Differences between plant species can sometimes be related to amount of leaves, wax layer composition, stomatal conductance or hairs. Apart from the green plant parts, the roots, the micro-organisms and rooting medium have a role in air purification. The research in plant chambers mainly generated knowledge on short term uptake of volatiles, but the uptake mechanisms and the long-term performances of plants are only partly understood. The research on upscaling of lab results to air purification in rooms within buildings is still in its infancy. A few good studies have been done and show promising results, but most research was statistically poor. More research is needed to extrapolate the findings from lab research to practice. Binnen het project ‘Plantkampioen luchtzuivering’, een publiek-private samenwerking, is een literatuurstudie uitgevoerd naar de meest recente bevindingen over de mogelijkheid van planten om lucht binnenshuis te zuiveren. Er is gezocht in wetenschappelijke publicaties, vakbladen en tuinbouwrapporten. Het algemene beeld is dat planten in zekere mate Vluchtige Organische Stof (VOS) kunnen opnemen zonder zelf schade te ondervinden. De opnamemechanismen verschillen tussen typen VOS. Hydrofiele VOS zoals formaldehyde worden vrij goed door het blad verwerkt, terwijl lipofiele componenten via andere routes worden opgenomen. Verschillen tussen plantensoorten houden verband met de hoeveelheid blad, de huidmondjesopening, de waslaag en de beharing. Naast de groene plantendelen spelen ook de wortels, de micro-organismen en het substraat een rol in de luchtzuivering. Het onderzoek in plantkamers leverde vooral resultaten over de kortdurende opnamen door planten, maar over de lange-termijn effecten en de onderliggende mechanismen is nog weinig bekend. Het onderzoek naar opschaling van lab- naar praktijksituaties is nog weinig ontwikkeld. Enkele goede studies laten veelbelovende resultaten zien, maar veel onderzoek is matig onderbouwd. Meer onderzoek is nodig om de labproeven te kunnen extrapoleren naar de praktijk. en Wageningen Plant Research application/pdf https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/air-purification-by-house-plants-a-literature-survey https://edepot.wur.nl/423129 air quality leaf area plants research root systems bladoppervlakte luchtkwaliteit onderzoek planten wortelsystemen Wageningen University & Research |
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Within the project ‘Plant champion air purification’, a public-private cooperation, a literate survey was carried out to explore recent findings on the possibilities of plants to purify indoor contaminated air. Literature was searched in academic journals, on the internet and within reports recently carried out for the horticultural sector. Here this knowledge is shortly described. Plants generally have the capacity to assimilate hydrophilic Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) like formaldehyde without harm. Lipophilic VOCs are less well assimilated and follow different uptake pathways. Differences between plant species can sometimes be related to amount of leaves, wax layer composition, stomatal conductance or hairs. Apart from the green plant parts, the roots, the micro-organisms and rooting medium have a role in air purification. The research in plant chambers mainly generated knowledge on short term uptake of volatiles, but the uptake mechanisms and the long-term performances of plants are only partly understood. The research on upscaling of lab results to air purification in rooms within buildings is still in its infancy. A few good studies have been done and show promising results, but most research was statistically poor. More research is needed to extrapolate the findings from lab research to practice. |
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