Method and apparatus for removing indoor volatile organic substance
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorNaoaki Sata
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for effectively conducting removal of an indoor volatile organic substance in a closed system without ventilation so that a volatile organic substance given off by bakeout is oxidized and removed in the presence a catalyst, especially a noble-metal-base oxidation catalyst in a closed system without ventilation of the indoor while using a heat source for the bakeout as a heat source for heating the catalyst.
Claims8
A method for removing a volatile organic substance given off by bakeout within an unventilated, enclosed space, which comprises the steps of:
- using a catalyst capable of removing said volatile organic substance and heating said catalyst by a heat source for said bakeout within an unventilated, enclosed space being maintained at an elevated temperature, the elevated temperature being less than a temperature of said catalyst.
An apparatus for removing a volatile organic substance given off by bakeout of an unventilated, enclosed space, which comprises a catalyst capable of removing said volatile organic substance, and a heat source to maintain said catalyst at a first predetermined temperature and to heat the enclosed space to a second predetermined temperature.
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