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ArticleSN applied sciences2021

Evaluation of nano-confined catalytic oxidation air purification technology on eliminating marijuana chemicals and odour.

Abiel Kwok, Christopher Hong, Ezra Kwok

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Article in SN applied sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Abiel KwokDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada.
Christopher HongDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada.
Ezra KwokDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2904-7112
University of British Columbia · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The novel air purification technology, Nano-Confined Catalytic Oxidation (NCCO), has been proven to be effective at eliminating air pollutants. With the increasing legalization and decriminalization of medicinal and recreational cannabis and related products, respectively, in many countries and jurisdictions around the world, concerns have been raised about indoor air quality from smoking cannabis products, such as marijuana, which produce gaseous pollutants and intense odour. In this study, NCCO technology has been evaluated for its effectiveness in reducing key marijuana concentrations in polluted indoor air by direct measurements and odour intensity assessments by human volunteers. For the odour intensity measurements, 20 non-cannabis adults participated in the odour assessment. The results are remarkable and statistically significant. The reduction in Dronabinol, a pharmaceutical form of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), Cannabidiol (CBD) and Cannabinol, averages 93.4%, whereas that in airborne marijuana compounds with no air purification only averages 6.2%. The technology also demonstrates statistically significant reductions in PM2.5, PM10 and total volatile organic compounds generated from marijuana smoke. The technology was able to restore high levels of harmful particulate matter to normal baseline levels. Furthermore, the odour assessment conducted by a group of 20 volunteers also confirmed statistically significant reductions in marijuana odour by 55.6% after 50 min of air purification.

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Air pollutionCannabisCatalytic oxidationIndoor air qualityZeolites

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PMID34604703
PMCPMC8475299
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