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SMART PLANT BASED AIR PURIFIER
USING NODEMCU
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PRANSHU TAPAN MANDAL,
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DANISH ILTEZA ANSARI,
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ANKIT AJAY NAGDEVE,
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PROF. JUNAID MANDVIWALA,
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Dr. VARSHA SHAH.
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STUDENT,
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR,
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PRINCIPAL.
“RIZVI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING” (RCOE),
MUMBAI UNIVERSITY, MUMBAI, INDIA.
Abstract: The increase in pollution everywhere, due to increase in urbanization and industrialization, attracts the major
concern of all the authority and the people at global level look forward to find out the way to resolve it. Pollutants are the
substances that cause pollution and that affect the environment. Though the efforts were to control air pollution have
traditionally focused on the outdoor air, it is now apparent that high concentrations of contaminants are common inside most
private and public buildings (indoor air). The concerns about public health problems increase here due to indoor air pollution
and are based on the fact that states, urban residents usually spend more than 90 percent of their time indoors, and the
concentrations of some contaminants are higher in indoors than outdoors, and some of the pollutants personal exposures are not
characterized effectively by outdoor measurements. Our idea is based on the NASA Clean Air Study. This idea is mainly
focusing on reducing indoor air pollution through the use of plants.
Index Terms - Clean Air Study, Volatile Organic Compounds, Air Pollution, Hydrocarbons, Humidity.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this idea, the leaves, roots, soil, and associated microorganisms of plants have been evaluated as a possible means of
reducing indoor air pollutants. Additionally, a novel approach of using plant systems for removing high concentrations of
indoor air pollutants such as cigarette smoke, organic solvents, and possibly radon has been designed from this work. This air
filter design combines plants with an activated carbon filter. The rationale for this design, which evolved from waste water
treatment studies, is based on moving large volumes of contaminated air through an activated carbon bed where smoke, organic
chemicals, pathogenic microorganisms (if present), and possibly radon are absorbed by the carbon filter. Plant roots and their
associated microorganisms then destroy the pathogenic viruses, bacteria, and the organic chemicals, eventually converting all of
these air pollutants into new plant tissue. It is believed that the decayed radon products would be taken up the plant roots and
retained in the plant tissue.
The system is based on the NASA Clean Air Study. The NASA Clean Air Study was a project led by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in association with the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA)
to research ways to clean the air in space stations. Its results suggested that, in addition to absorbing carbon dioxide and
releasing oxygen through photosynthesis, certain common indoor plants may also provide a natural way of removing volatile
organic pollutants (benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene were tested). The study further suggested that efficient air
cleaning is accomplished with at least one plant per 100 square feet (9.3 m2) of space, but was conducted under sealed space
station conditions and research conducted since has shown mixed results in the home or office.
II. INTERNET OF THINGS
In the new era of communication and technology, the explosive growth of electronic devices, smart phones and tablets
which can be communicated physically or wirelessly has become the fundamental tool of daily life. The next generation of
connected world is Internet of Things (IoT) which connects devi ces, sensors, appliances, vehicles and other “things”. The things
or objects may include the tag, mobile phones, sensors, actuators and much more. With the help of IoT, we connect anything,
access from anywhere and anytime, efficiently access any service and information about any object. The aim of IoT is to extend