Apparatus and method for treating impurities in air and materials

An apparatus for treating air, comprising:

• a housing with an air inlet and an air outlet, the housing enclosing an air treatment zone and an ozone removal zone, wherein the ozone removal zone is positioned downstream of the air treatment zone with respect to a flow direction of the air being treated;
• an ultraviolet (UV) light source in the air treatment zone configured to generate ozone from the air, wherein the UV light from the UV light source and the ozone generated by the UV light source treat the air in the air treatment zone;
• a light baffle configured to shield the UV light from emitting outside the housing;
• catalyst in the ozone removal zone that removes at least a portion of the ozone generated the UV light source;
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• an air mover positioned near the air outlet configured to draw the air through the air inlet into the air treatment zone from outside the housing, moving the air through the air treatment zone and the ozone removal zone, and then emitting the air through the air outlet out of the apparatus.

An apparatus for treating air, comprising:

• a housing with an air inlet and an air outlet, the housing enclosing an air treatment zone and an ozone removal zone, wherein the ozone removal zone is positioned downstream of the air treatment zone with respect to a flow direction of the air being treated;
• an ozone generator in the air treatment zone configured to generate ozone from the air, wherein the generated ozone treats the air in the air treatment zone;
• an ozone remover in the ozone removal zone that removes at least a portion of the ozone generated by the ozone generator;
• and
• an air mover positioned near the air outlet configured to draw the air through the air inlet into the air treatment zone from outside the housing, moving the air through the air treatment zone and the ozone removal zone, and then emitting the air through the air outlet out of the apparatus.