Some peculiarities of application of cluster ions generated by plasma in respect of indoor air purification :[abstract]

  • Recently, the SHARP Corporation, Japan, has developed the world’s first "Plasma Cluster Ions (PCI)" air purification technology using plasma discharge to generate cluster ions. The new plasma cluster device releases positive and negative ions into the air, which are able to decompose and deactivate harmful airborne substances by chemical reactions. Because cluster ions consist of positive and negative ions that normally exist in the natural world, they are completely harmless and safe to humans. The amount of ozone generated by cluster ions is less than 0.01 ppm, which is significantly less than the 0.05-ppm standard for industrial operations and consumer electronics. This amount, thus, has no harming effects whatsoever on the human body. But particular properties and chemical processes in PCI treatment are still under study. It has been shown that PCI in most cases show strongly pronounced irreversible killing effects in respect of airborne microflora due to free-radical induced reactions and can be considered as a potent technology to disinfect both home, medical and industrial appliances.

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Author:Ilya DigelORCiD, Aysegül Temiz ArtmannORCiD, H. Nojima, Gerhard ArtmannORCiD
DOI:https://doi.org/10.21269/340
Document Type:Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Year of Completion:2003
Publishing Institution:Fachhochschule Aachen
Contributing Corporation:International Conference on Cellular Engineering <6, 2003, Sydney>
Date of the Publication (Server):2012/11/05
Tag:Luftreiniger
Air purification; Plasmacluster ion technology
GND Keyword:Clusterion; Raumluft
Institutes:FH Aachen / Fachbereich Medizintechnik und Technomathematik
FH Aachen / IfB - Institut für Bioengineering
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 62 Ingenieurwissenschaften / 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete Tätigkeiten