Provided are a catalyst structure for ozone decomposition including a support containing a porous inorganic material, and an α-MnO.sub.2 catalyst located on at least a portion of inner pores and a surface of the support, an air-cleaning method using the same, and an air-cleaning device and an air-cleaning system each including the catalyst structure for ozone decomposition.

A nickel-based MOF film photocatalyst grown in-situ on a foamed nickel surface, a preparation method therefor, and an application thereof. The nickel-based MOF film photocatalyst grown in-situ on a foamed nickel surface is prepared by first immersing foamed nickel in a diluted acid and performing ultrasonic processing, then cleaning the foamed nickel with deionized water, and drying the foamed nickel to obtain surface-activated foamed nickel; immersing the surface-activated nickel foam in a mixture of an imidazole compound, sodium formate, and a solvent and reacting at 100° C. to 180° C. to obtain an unactivated nickel-based MOFs film on the surface of the foamed nickel, and after cooling to room temperature, removing same and soaking in an organic solvent to activate, and then drying the obtained product. The film photocatalyst synthesized in-situ on the foamed nickel can increase the specific surface area of the material to facilitate the adsorption and diffusion of VOCs, and can expose more catalytic sites, so that the VOCs can be effectively degraded under the action of sunlight.

A filtering device for incorporation into an architectural façade panel includes a tubular channel having an inlet section, an outlet section, and a constricted section interposed between and in fluid communication with the inlet section and outlet section. A filtering component is attached to the tubular channel or integrated into a material forming the tubular channel. The filtering device also includes an attachment component for attachment of the filtering device to an architectural structure. The attachment component is adapted to orient the tubular channel with the inlet section positioned to face predetermined prevailing winds when the filtering device is attached to the architectural structure.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. The organic matter processing apparatus includes a lid assembly that is positioned at the top or head of the processing apparatus and an air treatment system. The lid assembly is operative to open to allow a user to deposit organic matter into the processing apparatus or to remove a removable bucket contained therein. The lid assembly is operative to close and provide an odor containing seal that prevents or substantially mitigates escape of odor. The air treatment system uniformly distributes untreated air through an air treatment chamber to convert the untreated air to treated air, which is exhausted out of the processing apparatus.

This application provides an air purifier, which includes a casing, a fan, a filter, and a purification module. The filter is in a cylindrical shape. The purification module includes an inner filter for purification of harmful gases in air. The inner filter includes an inner filter cylinder and a purification plate, the purification plate and/or the inner filter cylinder are honeycomb-like or reticulate, and the inner filter cylinder is disposed in the filter. In the present application, the air purifier is provided with an inner filter to remove harmful gases such as formaldehyde in the air, and the purification plate and/or inner filter cylinder are honeycomb-like or reticulate to reduce wind resistance of the inner filter and reduce air resistance, thereby reducing the fan speed and noise.

A food waste disposer including a housing, a container disposed inside the housing and provided to accommodate food waste, an exhaust duct communicating with the container and provided to allow exhaust gas generated in the container to flow therein, a filter device including a catalytic filter part configured to filter the exhaust gas passed through the exhaust duct, and a deodorizing filter part configured to filter the exhaust gas passed through the catalytic filter part and communicating with an outside of the housing, and a condensation chamber configured to remove moisture in the exhaust gas flowing from the exhaust duct into the catalytic filter part of the filter device.

Refrigeration systems with a purge for removing non-condensables from the refrigerant and an acid filter for remove acid from the refrigerant are provided. The acid filter can be operatively connected to the purge. Optionally, the purge can include a separating device for separating non-condensable gases from condensable refrigerant gases and an acid filter is provided to remove acid from the condensable refrigerant gases.

An assembly for filtering toilet bowl odors including a first housing respectively disposed in spaced relation to and in fluid communication with the toilet bowl. A conduit connects interiors of the first and second housings in fluid communication with one another. A fan assembly is mounted within said first housing in fluid communicating relation with second housing, via the conduit, and is disposed and structured to define a path of fluid flow extending from an inlet of said second housing, through said conduit and a filter assembly, disposed in the first housing and/or second housing, to the exterior of said first housing, concurrent to activation of the fan assembly.

An ultraviolet air sterilizer for disinfecting bacterium and virus includes a shell, a sandwich activated carbon cloth filter element, a nanometer titanium dioxide screen filter, an ultraviolet light source, a heat sinking kit, and a fan. The shell includes a shell body and a cover plate. The shell body is provided with an air inlet and an opening. The cover plate is provided with an air outlet. The sandwich activated carbon cloth filter element, the nanometer titanium dioxide screen filter, the heat sinking kit and the fan are arranged sequentially along an air path from the air inlet to the air outlet. The ultraviolet light source is configured for emitting ultraviolet light to the nanometer titanium dioxide screen filter. The air sterilizer has a compact small-sized structure and effectively removes ambient gaseous as well as particulate pollutants and kills micro-organisms harmful to health and well being.

A filter media can include a fiber coated with a barrier coating that is substantially non-reactive to reactive species, and a photocatalytic coating disposed on the barrier coating, wherein the photocatalytic coating generates reactive species in response to illumination with optical radiation.