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Li Junlin, Li Peng, Wang Hengrong, Zheng Guiling. Purification of air pollutant—formaldehyde with special plant group—epiphytic Tillandsia[J]. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2013, 7(4): 1451-1458.
Citation: Li Junlin, Li Peng, Wang Hengrong, Zheng Guiling. Purification of air pollutant—formaldehyde with special plant group—epiphytic Tillandsia[J]. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2013, 7(4): 1451-1458.
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Purification of air pollutant—formaldehyde with special plant group—epiphytic Tillandsia

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    School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China

  • Received Date: 16/12/2012
    Accepted Date: 23/10/2012
    Available Online: 09/04/2013
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  • Epiphytic Tillandsia species uptake nutrients and moistures directly from the atmosphere, so they are often used for monitoring atmospheric heavy metal pollutants and organic pollutants, but have not been applied to the study of purifying formaldehyde yet. Two species of Tillandsia, i.e. T. usneoides and T. stricta, as well as Chlorophytum malayense, were exploited to test their ability of removing formaldehyde under two different conditions, i.e. sealed glass boxes and closed laboratory. Although the morphology and physiology of these plants had some changes, no obvious damages were suffered under formaldehyde stress. After 6~8 hours of purification with three plants, two species of Tillandsia achieved similar results with Chlorophytum. However, the speed that Tillandsia purifying formaldehyde was much higher than Chlorophytum within first 2 hours, which may due to the existence of the foliar hydrophilic trichomes on the leave surface of Tillandsia. The above results suggested that Tillandsia could purify formaldehyde more rapidly and efficiently than Chlorophytum, and it could be applied to remove indoor formaldehyde pollutant.
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Purification of air pollutant—formaldehyde with special plant group—epiphytic Tillandsia

  • Received Date: 16/12/2012
  • Accepted Date: 23/10/2012
  • Available Online: 09/04/2013
Fund Project:

Abstract: Epiphytic Tillandsia species uptake nutrients and moistures directly from the atmosphere, so they are often used for monitoring atmospheric heavy metal pollutants and organic pollutants, but have not been applied to the study of purifying formaldehyde yet. Two species of Tillandsia, i.e. T. usneoides and T. stricta, as well as Chlorophytum malayense, were exploited to test their ability of removing formaldehyde under two different conditions, i.e. sealed glass boxes and closed laboratory. Although the morphology and physiology of these plants had some changes, no obvious damages were suffered under formaldehyde stress. After 6~8 hours of purification with three plants, two species of Tillandsia achieved similar results with Chlorophytum. However, the speed that Tillandsia purifying formaldehyde was much higher than Chlorophytum within first 2 hours, which may due to the existence of the foliar hydrophilic trichomes on the leave surface of Tillandsia. The above results suggested that Tillandsia could purify formaldehyde more rapidly and efficiently than Chlorophytum, and it could be applied to remove indoor formaldehyde pollutant.

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