Air handling system with integrated air treatment

An air management system for circulating air in an enclosed environment, comprising:

• an air handling unit (AHU), the AHU including an indoor air inlet to receive an indoor airflow from the enclosed environment and an indoor air outlet to expel the indoor airflow;
• a conditioning element arranged between the inlet and the outlet configured to at least heat or cool the indoor airflow as it flows thereover;
• one or more fan units arranged between the inlet and the outlet configured to provide velocity to the indoor airflow;
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• an air treatment assembly (ATA) arranged within or proximate the AHU, the ATA including an air inlet configured to receive a portion of the indoor airflow received by the AHU indoor air inlet, a regenerable adsorbent material configured to treat the received indoor airflow by adsorbing at least one gaseous contaminant contained in the received indoor airflow, and an outlet for expelling the air treated by the adsorbent material back into the AHU, wherein the adsorbent material is contained within a cartridge configured to be removable from the ATA.

A method for circulating air in an enclosed environment, comprising:

• providing an air management system fix circulating air in the enclosed environment, the system comprising:
• an air handling unit (AHU), the AHU including an indoor air inlet to receive an indoor airflow from the enclosed environment and an indoor air outlet to expel the indoor airflow;
• a conditioning element arranged between the inlet and the outlet configured to at least heat or cool the indoor airflow as it flows thereover;
• one or more fan units arranged between the inlet and the outlet configured to provide velocity to the indoor airflow;
• and
• an air treatment assembly (ATA) arranged within or proximate the AHU, the ATA including an air inlet configured w receive a portion of the indoor airflow, a regenerable adsorbent material configured to treat the received indoor airflow by adsorbing at least one gaseous contaminant contained in the received indoor airflow, and an outlet for expelling the received indoor airflow treated by the adsorbent material;
• and
• directing the indoor airflow to the indoor air inlet of the AHU;
• cooling the indoor airflow by directing the indoor airflow to flow from the inlet of the AHU, over the conditioning element;
• during a scrubbing cycle, receiving a portion of the cooled indoor airflow received by the indoor air inlet of the AHU and directing the received indoor airflow to the inlet of the ATA;
• flowing the received indoor airflow over and/or through the adsorbent material to adsorb the at least one gaseous contaminant;
• directing the treated received indoor airflow to the outlet of the ATA;
• cooling the indoor airflow again by directing the indoor airflow to flow from the outlet of the ATA over the conditioning element;
• during a regeneration cycle, directing a purging airflow to the ATA;
• and
• flowing the purging airflow over and/or through the adsorbent material to release the at least one gaseous contaminant previously adsorbed by the adsorbent material, so as to regenerate the adsorbent material.