• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.566-573
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• 2022

Purpose: This study attempted to verify the effectiveness of the application of air sterilizers in elementary schools at risk of group infection among vulnerable groups in order to address fears of new infectious diseases that have increased since the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Coronavirus infection-19 (COVID-19). Method: One air sterilizer was installed in each classroom, cafeteria, and bathroom of an elementary school in Seoul, and surface and air samples were collected at a distance of 2m from the air sterilizer, and the bacterial reduction effect was analyzed compared to the uninstalled control group. Result: The sterilization effect on the surface was less than 2log CFU/cm² in both the control group and the test group, and the test group showed 54 to 87% less general bacterial colony formation than the control group. In addition, the sterilization effect in the air differed depending on the location of the air sterilizer, and the wall installation showed a reduction effect of up to 91% compared to the control group, and the central installation showed a reduction effect of up to 93%. Conclusion: As a result of the study, it is expected that the prevention of infectious diseases can be increased by maintaining the current quarantine program in elementary schools that conduct regular disinfection while applying air sterilizers. In addition, it is considered desirable to facilitate the inflow of air into the air sterilizer.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.34 no.7
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• pp.500-508
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• 2024

Recently, there has been increasing interest in enhancing the indoor air quality, particularly in response to the growing utilization of public facilities. The focus of this study was on assessing the efficacy and safety of an air sterilizer equipped with electrolytic salt catalysts. To that end, we evaluated the antimicrobial activity of the vapor spraying from the air sterilizer and its cytotoxicity in condensed form on human cell lines (HaCaT, BEAS-2B, and THP-1). Against the test organisms, which comprised five bacterial strains (Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhimurium) and one fungal strain (Candida albicans), the air sterilizer exhibited relatively high antimicrobial activities ranging from 10.89 to 73.98% following 1 and 3 hr of vapor spraying, which were notably time-dependent. Importantly, cytotoxicity assessments on human cells indicated no significant harmful effect even at a 1.0% concentration. Comprehensive safety evaluations included morphological observations, gene expression (Bcl-2, Bax) tests, and FACS analysis of intracellular ROS levels. Consistent with previous cytotoxicity findings, these estimates demonstrated no significant changes, highlighting the air sterilizer's safety and antimicrobial activities. In a simulated 20-hr operation within an indoor environment, the air sterilizer not only showed an 89.4% removal of total bacteria but also a 100.0% removal of Escherichia sp. and fungi. This research outlines the potential of the developed electrolytic salt catalyst air sterilizer to effectively remove indoor microbial pollutants without compromising human safety, underscoring the solution that it offers for improving indoor air quality.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.147-151
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• 2019

Modern people spend most of their daily lives in their homes, schools, or workplaces, hospitals, shopping malls, subway stations, rooms, and parking lots. According to the survey, air quality management at the multi-use facility is less than 50% satisfied. In this study, a photocatalytic filtration system is developed by utilizing a broadband-to-active photocatalyst that utilizes a media photocatalyst filter that removes airborne germs from indoor air as well as indoor air quality and operates on visible light as well as ultraviolet light.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.1206-1207
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• 2015

실내공기 정화를 목적으로 하는 에어컨이나 공기청정기 등의 경우 사용시간이 길어질수록 공기 정화용 필터에 오염물질이 축적되고 수많은 세균이 필터에 증식하게 되며, 이에 대한 유효한 살균방법 중의 하나인 오존살균방법을 이용하게 된다. 오존은 강력한 살균력과 단시간의 환원작용으로 인해 이차적인 잔류 오염물질을 남기지 않는다는 장점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 선대 그물형 전극을 적용한 실내필터 살균용 오존 발생장치의 선전극 개수에 따른 살균을 위한 최적의 오존 발생 특성에 대한 실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과, 실내필터 살균을 위한 최적의 오존농도는 약 2[ppm] 정도가 요구되므로, 본 오존 발생장치의 경우 선전극이 7개이고 인가전압이 18[kV]일 때 1.134[W]의 전력으로 3.527[ppm/W]의 오존을 발생시켰다.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.171-173
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• 1993

UV-ray air cleaner consisted of 6 watt UV lamp and fan was developed to sanitize air of refrigerator. Light intensity of the lamp showed 5 times of D value of Bacillus subtilis and air velocity around the lamp in holding section was 0.7 m/s, giving 0.33s of the resident time. The performance of air cleaner was tested with bacterial contaminator sprayed with suspension of Bacillus subtilis and hey powder. The device effectively decreased 80% of the population of airborn spore after 100 min operation at room temperature.

• Product Safety
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• s.211
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• pp.18-19
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• 2011

지식경제부 기술표준원은 시중에 유통된 야채과일 세척기 실내공기 살균기 등 오존 발생 전기용품(12종)에 대한 안전성 조사를 실시하고 조치하였다.

• Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.581-586
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• 2005

Recently, the use of UVGI system has been increasing in both medical and nonmedical buildings for the control of environmental microorganisms. In the present study, irradiance performance test of UVC lamp was carried out and indoor air sterilization effect of UV ray for preventing transimission of air borne contagion was investigated by using manufactured UVC air sterilizer. Experimental results show that the effective irradiance of UVC lamp is strongly dependent on air velocity and temperature in irradiance performance test. An individual microbiological killing effectiveness experiment also shows that the average kill rate of two microbiological samples such as bacteria and fungus is about $92\%$ by using manufactured UVC air sterilizer. Additionally irradiance performance experimental results also show that the ballast is very important factor to keep up irradiance performance of UVC lamp.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.51-59
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• 2006

The air purity-sterilizer was developed and the CFD and experimental studies were carried out in order to investigate the performance of a air purity-sterilizer. Overhaul and exchange efficiency were increased by the modularization of the air purity-sterilizer. The good performance was validated by the hot-wire measurements and flow simulations in the room. Mean velocities at the exit of the air purity-sterilizer were 0.91, 1.62, 1.99, and 6.14 m/sec according to the fan mode. And the flow visualization of pured air was shown by using CFD flow simulation in the room of 24, 50 pyeong. The results show that the air purity-sterilizer has a high performance enough to produce air purity-sterilizer on a commercial scale.

• KOREAN POULTRY JOURNAL
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• v.52 no.11
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• pp.198-198
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• 2020

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.267-270
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• 2007

오존무 분사장치는 흡입구와 내에 소정의 공간이 형성된 케이스와 자동 손잡이와 $360^{\circ}$회전이 가능해 운반 및 이동이 간편한 케이스, 상기 케이스의 내부 소정 부위에 공기 흡입구로 흡입되는 공기 중에 포함된 먼지 및 습기를 제거하는 제습 장치와, 원료가스인 공기를 일정하게 제공하는 송풍기, 강력한 살균 소독기능을 지닌 오존발생기, 오존을 발생시키기 위한 고주파 펄스 전원장치, 입자경이 $3{\sim}40{\mu}m$이하의 이류체 미세 분사형 노즐, 살수통(물을 담는 용기) 및 기능 조절부(펄스전원제어, 타이머 조절, 송풍기 제어, 이류체 미세 분사형 노즐스위치 제어)로 성되어 작동하는 것으로 일반적인 가습기와는 다르다. 그리고 강력한 살균, 소독, 탈취 및 대기의 정화 기능이 있는 오존을 이용하는 동시에 기존의 방식보다 간단한 구조의 분무발생 수단을 구비함으로써 전체적으로 구성을 간단하게 하면서 대기 정화 효율을 향상시키는 장점이 있다.