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Cost-effectiveness analysis to assess commercial TiO2 photocatalysts for acetaldehyde degradation in air

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In the commercialisation of photocatalytic air purifiers, the performance as well as the cost of the catalytic material plays an important role. Where most comparative studies only regard the photocatalytic activity as a decisive parameter, in this study both activity and cost are taken into account. Using a cost-effectiveness analysis, six different commercially available TiO2-based catalysts are evaluated in terms of their activities in photocatalytic degradation of acetaldehyde as a model reaction for indoor air purification.

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  1. Department of Bio-Engineering Sciences, Sustainable Energy and Air Purification, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020, Antwerp, Belgium

    Sammy W. Verbruggen, Tom Tytgat & Silvia Lenaerts

  2. Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, Center for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 23, 3001, Heverlee (Leuven), Belgium

    Sammy W. Verbruggen & Johan A. Martens

  3. Center for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan, 3590, Diepenbeek, Belgium

    Steven Van Passel

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Verbruggen, S.W., Tytgat, T., Van Passel, S. et al. Cost-effectiveness analysis to assess commercial TiO2 photocatalysts for acetaldehyde degradation in air. Chem. Pap. 68, 1273–1278 (2014). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-014-0557-3

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