Apparatus and Method of Improving Air Quality Using Photocatalytic Oxidation

A method of manufacturing an air purifying heating apparatus comprising:

• providing housing having an interior space defined by walls of the housing;
• positioning a heater within the interior space of the housing;
• positioning an ultra-violet light source within the interior space of the housing;
• positioning a plate coated with a photocatalytic material within the interior space of the housing such that light generated by the ultra-violet light source illuminates a surface of the plate;
• creating a flow path defined by the housing such that air travels into the air purifying apparatus and over the plate illuminated by the ultra-violet light;
• and
• positioning a fan within the housing configured to move air through the flow path.

An air purifying heating apparatus comprising:

• means for generating heat;
• means for housing the means for generating heat;
• means, disposed within the means for housing, for generating ultra-violet light;
• means, disposed within the means for housing, for providing a photocatalytic material such that light generated by the means for generating ultra-violet light illuminates a surface of the means for providing a photocatalytic material;
• and
• means to move air through the means for housing.