US20180147526A1 - Method and system for reduction of unwanted gases in indoor air - Google Patents

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US20180147526A1 US15/573,804 US201615573804A US2018147526A1 US 20180147526 A1 US20180147526 A1 US 20180147526A1 US 201615573804 A US201615573804 A US 201615573804A US 2018147526 A1 US2018147526 A1 US 2018147526A1
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  • Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to apparatuses, systems and methods for reducing unwanted gases from indoor air.
  • VOC Volatile Organic Compounds
  • the sources of these contaminants include, inter alia, the human occupants themselves—from respiration and perspiration to clothing and cosmetics—as well as building materials, equipment, food and consumer products, cleaning materials, office supplies or any other materials which emit VOCs.
  • Other classes of contaminants are inorganic compounds and microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, mold, fungi and airborne particles. Additional gaseous contaminants may be sulfur oxides, nitrous oxides, radon, or carbon monoxide.
  • the good air quality may be maintained by an air treatment system configured for maintaining at least one gaseous contaminant concentration contained in indoor air of the enclosed environment below a predetermined gaseous contaminant concentration.
  • an air treatment system for at least partially removing at least one gaseous contaminant contained in indoor air of an enclosed environment.
  • the system comprises an air treatment assembly that includes an indoor air inlet configured to receive indoor airflow from the enclosed environment, a regenerable adsorbent material configured to adsorb at least one gaseous contaminant contained in the indoor airflow, and an indoor air outlet configured for expelling the indoor air treated by the adsorbent material from the air treatment assembly back into the room.
  • the assembly also contains a purge air inlet or purge valve, wherein the purge air inlet comprising or optionally separate from the indoor air inlet, the purge air inlet or valve configured during a regeneration mode to direct air from the enclosed environment over and/or through the adsorbent material as a purging air flow for removal of at least a portion of the at least one gaseous contaminant adsorbed by the adsorbent material.
  • the assembly further comprises an outlet configured for expelling the purging airflow from the air treatment assembly to an external environment.
  • the air treatment assembly contains a controller system configured to allow at least one of flow of the indoor airflow in the indoor air inlet, the adsorption of the at least one gaseous contaminant contained in the indoor airflow, and/or the expulsion of the indoor air treated by the adsorbent material during an adsorption mode of the air treatment system back into the enclosed environment, and flow of the purging airflow over and/or through the adsorbent material, and/or the expulsion of the purging air from the air treatment assembly to the external environment during the regeneration mode.
  • an air treatment system comprising an air treatment assembly and a controller system.
  • the air treatment assembly may include one or more air inlets configured to receive airflow from an enclosed environment; a regenerable adsorbent material; at least one airflow element for directing the airflow to flow through the air treatment assembly; an indoor air outlet for expelling the airflow, treated by the regenerable adsorbent material, from the air treatment assembly; and a purge air outlet for expelling a purging airflow out of the air treatment assembly.
  • the air treatment system is configured to operate cyclically in at least two modes, an adsorption mode wherein: a first air inlet of the one or more air inlets is configured to receive indoor airflow from the enclosed environment, and the regenerable adsorbent material is configured to adsorb at least one gaseous contaminant contained in the indoor airflow, and a regeneration mode wherein: a second air inlet of the one or more air inlets is configured to receive indoor airflow as the purging airflow, the purging airflow configured to regenerate the regenerable adsorbent material by removing at least a portion of the at least one gaseous contaminant adsorbed by the regenerable adsorbent material.
  • the controller system is configured for controlling at least the cyclic operation of the adsorption mode and the regeneration mode cycle by controlling the at least one airflow element.
  • the second air inlet may be the same as the first air inlet.
  • the first air inlet and the second air inlet may join to form a single air inlet for receiving indoor airflow into the air treatment assembly.
  • the indoor air outlet may be configured to expel the treated airflow into the enclosed environment.
  • the air treatment system may further comprise a closed loop return path for connecting the purge air outlet to the second air inlet so that at least a portion of the expelled purging airflow re-enters the air treatment assembly via the second air inlet.
  • the air treatment system may further include one or more sensors for measuring a concentration of gaseous contaminant in the expelled purging airflow, wherein an amount of the portion of the expelled purging airflow is determined by the controller system based on a measurement of the one or more return path sensors.
  • the air treatment system may further include a return path airflow element, wherein the controller system is configured to control the amount of the portion of the expelled purging airflow using the return path airflow element.
  • the air treatment system may further comprise a fan-coil unit operationally coupled to the air treatment assembly and located within or adjacent to the enclosed environment, wherein the indoor air outlet is configured to expel the treated airflow so as to direct the treated airflow into or towards the fan-coil unit.
  • the air treatment system may also include an air handling unit (AHU) operationally coupled to the air treatment assembly and configured to at least one of heat and cool the treated airflow, wherein the indoor air outlet is configured to expel the treated airflow so as to direct the treated airflow into or towards the AHU.
  • AHU air handling unit
  • the AHU may also be configured to at least one of heat and cool the treated air, wherein the air treatment assembly is arranged within AHU.
  • the air treatment system may also include one or more sensors for measuring a concentration of the at least one gaseous contaminant and/or detecting a presence of the at least one gaseous contaminant, wherein the one or more sensors are configured to generate a signal corresponding to the concentration of the at least one gaseous contaminant and/or the presence of the at least one gaseous contaminant, and transmit the signal to the controller system.
  • the at least one airflow element may comprise at least one of a fan, a blower, a damper and a shutter.
  • the air treatment system may further comprise a heat source for heating the purging airflow, the heat source selected from the group consisting of: a heat pump, a furnace, solar heat, an electrical coil and hot water.
  • the air treatment assembly may be configured as a portable unit.
  • the air treatment system may have a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from the purging airflow exiting the air treatment assembly to an indoor air incoming as a fresh purging airflow.
  • the gaseous contaminant may be selected from the group consisting of: carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, formaldehyde, sulfur oxides, radon, ozone, nitrous oxides and carbon monoxide.
  • the adsorbent material may include at least one of: activated carbon, carbon particles, solid amines, solid supported amine, molecular sieves, porous silica, porous alumina, carbon fibers, metal organic frameworks, porous polymers and polymer fibers.
  • an air treatment system comprising: an air treatment assembly.
  • the air treatment assembly is configured to include an indoor air inlet configured to receive indoor airflow from an enclosed environment; a regenerable adsorbent material configured to adsorb at least one gaseous contaminant contained in the indoor airflow; an indoor air outlet for expelling the indoor airflow treated by the adsorbent material from the air treatment assembly back into the enclosed environment; a purge air inlet configured to receive and direct indoor air from the enclosed environment over and/or through the adsorbent material as a purging airflow for removing at least a portion of the at least one gaseous contaminant adsorbed by the adsorbent material; a purge air outlet for expelling the purging airflow out of the air treatment assembly, and a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat from the purging airflow exiting the air treatment assembly to an indoor air incoming as a fresh purging airflow.
  • the configuration of the heat exchanger is selected from the group consisting of: a shell and tube configuration, an air coil configuration, a plate configuration, a counter-flow configuration and a fin configuration.
  • the heat exchanger is further configured to allow the exiting purging airflow to combine with the incoming purging airflow.
  • the air treatment system may further comprise: an incoming purging airflow conduit for transferring incoming purging airflow from the heat exchanger to the air treatment assembly, and an exhausted purging airflow conduit for transferring exiting purging airflow from the air treatment assembly to the heat exchanger. It may also include one or more sensors for measuring a concentration of gaseous contaminant in the airflow, wherein the heat exchanger is configured to allow the exiting purging airflow to combine with the incoming purging airflow based on a measurement of the one or more sensors.
  • an air treatment method comprising one or more steps.
  • the steps include: receiving indoor airflow from an enclosed environment through an indoor air inlet; directing the indoor airflow by at least one airflow element to flow through a regenerable adsorbent material; adsorbing, during an adsorption mode, at least one gaseous contaminant contained in the indoor airflow by the regenerable adsorbent material; expelling the indoor airflow treated by the adsorbent material via an indoor air outlet; receiving and directing, during a regeneration mode, indoor air as an incoming purging airflow over and/or through the adsorbent material for removal of at least a portion of the at least one gaseous contaminant adsorbed by the adsorbent material; expelling the purging airflow out of the adsorbent material; and controlling at least an operation of the adsorption mode and/or the regeneration mode by controlling at least one airflow element.
  • the incoming purging airflow may be received and directed over and/or through the adsorbent material via the indoor air inlet.
  • the incoming purging airflow may be received and directed over and/or through the adsorbent material via a purging airflow inlet separate from the indoor air inlet.
  • the steps may further include the step of returning at least a portion of the expelled purging airflow back into the incoming purging airflow via a closed loop return path configured to connect the expelled purging airflow with the incoming purging airflow.
  • the expelled indoor airflow treated by the adsorbent material may be transferred to a fan-coil unit located within or adjacent to the enclosed environment.
  • the expelled indoor airflow treated by the adsorbent material may be transferred to an air handling unit (AHU) configured to at least one of heat and cool the treated airflow.
  • AHU air handling unit
  • the steps of the method may be further comprise measuring a concentration of the at least one gaseous contaminant and/or detecting a presence of the at least one gaseous contaminant with one or more sensors, and transmitting a signal generated by the one or more sensors and corresponding to the concentration of the at least one gaseous contaminant and/or the presence of the at least one gaseous contaminant to a controller system.
  • the method may include the step of facilitating thermal communication of the expelled purging airflow with the incoming purging airflow so as to effect transfer of heat between the expelled purging airflow and the incoming purging airflow.
  • the method may comprise the step of heating the purging airflow using a heat source selected from the group consisting of: a heat pump, a furnace, solar heat, an electrical coil and hot water.
  • the gaseous contaminant may be selected from the group consisting of: carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, formaldehyde, sulfur oxides, radon, ozone, nitrous oxides and carbon monoxide.
  • the adsorbent material may comprise at least one of: activated carbon, carbon particles, solid supported amine, molecular sieves, porous silica, porous alumina, carbon fibers, metal organic frameworks, porous polymers and polymer fibers.
  • the at least one airflow element may comprise at least one of a fan, a blower, a damper and a shutter.
  • FIGS. 1A-D are simplified schematic illustrations of a system for reducing unwanted gases in indoor air at a first operational mode ( FIG. 1A ), a second operational mode ( FIGS. 1B and D), and one of the two operational modes ( FIG. 1C ) according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
  • FIGS. 1E-H are simplified schematic illustrations of a system for reducing unwanted gases in indoor air including a variety of inlet mechanisms for allowing indoor air into the system.
  • FIGS. 2A-C are simplified schematic illustrations of a system for reducing unwanted gases in indoor air at a first operational mode ( FIG. 2A ) and a second operational mode ( FIGS. 2B and 2C ) according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
  • FIGS. 3A-C are simplified schematic illustrations of a system for reducing unwanted gases in indoor air at a first operational mode ( FIG. 3A ) and a second operational mode ( FIGS. 3B and 3C ) according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
  • FIGS. 4A-C are simplified schematic illustrations of a system for reducing unwanted gases in indoor air at a first operational mode ( FIG. 4A ) and a second operational mode ( FIGS. 4B and C) according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
  • FIGS. 5A-C are simplified schematic illustrations of a system for reducing unwanted gases in indoor air at a first operational mode ( FIG. 5A ) and a second operational mode ( FIGS. 5B and C) according to some embodiments of the present disclosure;
  • FIG. 6 is a simplified schematic illustration of a portable system for reducing unwanted gases in indoor air according to some embodiments of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 7 is a simplified schematic illustration of a system for reducing unwanted gases in indoor air including a plurality of air treatment assemblies according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 8 is a simplified schematic illustration of a system for reducing unwanted gases in indoor air including a plurality of air treatment assemblies for a plurality of indoor spaces, respectively, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIGS. 9-15 show several schematic illustrations of embodiments of settings in which the air treatment assembly disclosed herein may be associated with other air management systems.
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B are simplified schematic illustrations of a system 100 for reducing unwanted gases in indoor air of an enclosed environment 102 at a first operational mode and a second operational mode according to some embodiments of the present disclosure, respectively.
  • the enclosed environment 102 may comprise a commercial environment or building; an office building; a residential environment or building; a house; a school; a factory; a hospital; a store; a mall; an indoor entertainment venue; a storage facility; a laboratory; a vehicle; a vessel including an aircraft, a ship, a sea vessel or the cabin of a sea vessel; a bus; a theatre; a partially and/or fully enclosed arena; a tent; an education facility; a library; and/or other partially and/or fully enclosed structure and/or facility which can be at times occupied by equipment, materials, live occupants (e.g., humans, animals, synthetic organisms, etc.), etc., and/or any combination thereof.
  • equipment, materials, live occupants e.g., humans, animals, synthetic organisms, etc.
  • the enclosed environment 102 may comprise a plurality of indoor spaces such as rooms, cubicles, zones in a building, compartments, railroad cars, caravans or trailers, for example, and may be referred to as “indoor spaces”.
  • an air treatment assembly 110 may be provided to reduce the concentration of contaminants contained in the airflow introduced therein, thereby removing from the enclosed environment 102 the unwanted gases containing the contaminants.
  • the airflow may be indoor air 114 from the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may comprise a housing 112 .
  • the indoor air 114 may flow into the housing 112 of the air treatment assembly 110 , via an indoor air inlet 120 and may exit the air treatment assembly 110 following treatment therein, via an indoor air outlet 124 .
  • An indoor air inlet damper 128 may be provided to control the volume of incoming indoor air 114 .
  • An indoor air outlet damper 130 may be provided to control the volume of the treated indoor airflow, expelled from the air treatment assembly 110 , into the enclosed environment 102 .
  • indoor air 114 that enters the air treatment assembly 110 through the indoor air inlet 120 may be used as a purging airflow to regenerate adsorbent materials used to adsorb and remove gaseous contaminants from indoor air.
  • the same inlet can be used as an inlet for both indoor air to be treated by the air treatment system and indoor air to be used as a purging airflow.
  • the controller may determine whether the incoming indoor air may be used as a purging gas or not.
  • the controller may determine that the incoming indoor air should be used as a purging gas or it should be directed to flow through the adsorbent of the air treatment system so as to have at least some of the contaminants adsorbed by the adsorbent.
  • an air treatment system may include a pair of inlets, one to receive indoor air for scrubbing and the second to receive indoor air as a purging gas.
  • each indoor air inlet may be provided with a damper to control the volume of incoming indoor air.
  • some or all of the more than one inlets may combine into a single inlet.
  • the inlets configured for receiving indoor air to be scrubbed may combine into a single inlet when joining the air treatment assembly, and ditto with the inlets configured for receiving purging indoor airflow.
  • inlets configured for receiving purging indoor air and indoor air for scrubbing may also be combined into a single inlet prior to joining the assembly. For example, as shown in FIG. 1G , an inlet for receiving indoor air for scrubbing by an adsorbent and an inlet for receiving indoor air for use as a purging airflow may be combined into a single inlet prior to joining the air treatment assembly.
  • a CO 2 sorbent section 140 configured to scrub CO 2 from the indoor air 114 and/or a VOC sorbent section 142 configured to scrub VOCs from the indoor air 114 .
  • the sorbents including adsorbent materials may also be considered and referred to as scrubbers. Examples of adsorbent material based scrubbers are disclosed in applicant's U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,157,892 and 8,491,710, which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.
  • the scrubbers may comprise any suitable material for capturing undesired contaminants from the indoor air 114 flowing therein.
  • the scrubber may comprise an adsorbent material including a solid support, supporting an amine-based compound, such as disclosed in applicant's PCT application PCT/US12/38343, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • Adsorbent materials may also include, but are not limited to, clays, molecular sieves, zeolites, various forms of silica and alumina, porous silica, porous alumina, various forms of carbon, activated carbon, carbon fibers, carbon particles, titanium oxide, porous polymers, polymer fibers and metal organic frameworks.
  • Adsorbent materials selective to VOCs may also include, but are not limited to molecular sieves, activated carbon, zeolites, carbon fibers and carbon particles, for example.
  • more than one type of adsorbent material is used.
  • the CO 2 adsorbent section 140 may include a plurality of CO 2 scrubbing cartridges 146 arranged in any suitable arrangement.
  • the CO 2 scrubbing cartridges 146 may be arranges as parallel plates and/or arranged in a staggered, v-bank formation. This staggered arrangement allows substantially parallel airflow paths of the indoor air 114 through the plurality of the CO 2 scrubbing cartridges 146 .
  • the VOC sorbent section 142 may include one or more VOC scrubbing cartridges 148 arranged in any suitable arrangement.
  • the VOC scrubbing cartridges 148 may be arranges as parallel plates and/or arranged in a staggered, v-bank formation. This staggered arrangement allows substantially parallel airflow paths of the indoor air 114 through the plurality of the VOC scrubbing cartridges 148 .
  • the VOC scrubbing cartridge 148 has a pleated or otherwise folded configuration to increase the surface area thereof.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may comprise any thin permeable sheet structure, carbon fibers and/or particles attached to a sheet of some other permeable material such as paper, cloth or fine mesh, for example, and shown as a filter 156 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may include catalysts that cause change or decomposition of certain molecules, such as, for example, VOCs or ozone. Such catalysts may include, but are not limited to, any of a number of metal oxides or porous heavy metals.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may include plasma or ionizers that generate ions, which in turn can serve to eliminate VOCs or microorganisms. Similarly, ultraviolet radiation can be employed to destroy microorganisms or activate certain catalytic processes.
  • Operation of the air treatment assembly 110 may comprise an adsorption cycle, i.e. an adsorption mode (also known as a scrub cycle), as shown in FIG. 1A , and a regeneration mode (also known as a purge cycle or purge mode), as shown in FIGS. 1B and 1C .
  • the operation of the air treatment assembly 110 may be cyclic by alternating between the adsorption mode, the regeneration mode and/or any other mode, repeatedly.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be configured to adsorb the contaminants during the adsorption cycle and the adsorbent material may be regenerated during the regeneration cycle.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be configured to repeatedly alternate at least between the adsorption cycle and the regeneration cycle.
  • a portion of the indoor air 114 may be urged by an airflow element provided for directing the indoor air to flow into the air treatment assembly 110 .
  • the airflow element may comprise, for example, a fan 158 or a blower.
  • the indoor air 114 may flow into the air treatment assembly 110 , via indoor air inlet 120 and air inlet damper 128 , when positioned at least partially in an open state.
  • the indoor air inlet 120 may be formed with a grille.
  • the fan 158 may be placed in any suitable location within the housing 112 , such as upstream in a “push” mode, i.e. intermediate the indoor air inlet 120 and CO 2 adsorbent section 140 .
  • the fan 158 may be placed downstream in a “pull” mode i.e. after the CO 2 adsorbent section 140 .
  • a portion of a volume of the indoor air 114 may be directed into the air treatment assembly 110 for treatment thereof.
  • the volume of the indoor air 114 may comprise a reference volume which may include the overall volume of the indoor air within the enclosed environment 102 or the indoor spaces therein.
  • the reference air volume is the overall volume of the indoor air within the room.
  • about 1%-50% of the indoor air reference volume may be directed into the air treatment assembly 110 during a predetermined time period (e.g. an hour, day etc.). In some embodiments, about 1%-25% of the indoor air reference volume may enter the air treatment assembly 110 during a predetermined time period. In some embodiments, about 1%-10% of the indoor air reference volume may enter the air treatment assembly 110 during a predetermined time period.
  • a predetermined time period e.g. an hour, day etc.
  • about 1%-25% of the indoor air reference volume may enter the air treatment assembly 110 during a predetermined time period.
  • about 1%-10% of the indoor air reference volume may enter the air treatment assembly 110 during a predetermined time period.
  • the treated air exiting the air treatment assembly 110 may be expelled into the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be configured to operate independently, i.e. without association with an air management system or disconnectedly from an air management system.
  • a standalone air treatment assembly may be located within an enclosed space for use in reducing unwanted gases in the indoor air.
  • the inlet(s) for indoor air to be scrubbed and indoor air to be used as purging gas airflow terminate inside the enclosed space and as such receive indoor air for such purposes.
  • an outlet for exhaust purging airflow may terminate outside the enclosed space so as to discard the exhausted purging airflow.
  • An air management system may comprise a system which circulates indoor air and conditions indoor air. Conditioning indoor air may comprise changing the temperature and/or humidity of the indoor air.
  • the air management system may comprise an air conditioning system, such as a Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (“HVAC”) system which may include a centralized air conditioning system, a fan-coil system, and/or a unit-ventilator system.
  • HVAC Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning
  • the centralized air conditioning system generally includes ductwork for flow of the indoor air therein to an air handling unit which conditions the air therein. The conditioned air flows out of the air handling unit to the enclosed environment, thereby circulating the indoor air.
  • the fan-coil system generally includes a fan-coil unit comprising a fan for drawing the indoor air and heating and cooling coils for conditioning the air and returning the conditioned air to the enclosed environment, thereby circulating the indoor air.
  • the air conditioning system may also comprise fresh air ducts for introducing fresh, unconditioned air into the enclosed environment.
  • the air conditioning system may also comprise one or more air exhausts (which may include corresponding ducts; and may also be referred to as one or more outlets) for exhausting air out of the enclosed environment for maintaining the pressure equilibrium within the enclosed environment.
  • FIGS. 9-16 Various embodiments of settings in which the air treatment assembly 110 may be associated with other air management system are shown in FIGS. 9-16 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 is formed with its fan, such as fan 158 and its inlets and outlets, such as indoor air inlet 120 and indoor air outlet 124 for operation thereof independently of an air management system.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 comprises its controller 254 for controlling the operation of the air treatment assembly 110 , as will be further described.
  • Treating the indoor air 114 within the air treatment assembly 110 by scrubbing the contaminants therefrom may be greatly advantageous for maintaining good air quality.
  • good air quality may include air with a CO 2 concentration of less than 2500 ppm. In some embodiments, good air quality may include air with a CO 2 concentration of less than 2000 ppm. In some embodiments, good air quality may include air with a CO 2 concentration of less than 1500 ppm. In some embodiments, good air quality may include air with a CO 2 concentration of less than 1000 ppm.
  • the adsorbent material may be regenerated during the regeneration cycle by urging the release of the contaminants from the adsorbent material.
  • the regeneration may be performed in any suitable manner.
  • regeneration may be performed by streaming a purge gas 160 ( FIGS. 1B and 1D ) over and/or through the adsorbent material for release of at least a portion of the contaminants therefrom.
  • the purge gas 160 may be exhausted out of the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the purge gas 160 may flow into the air treatment assembly 110 , via a purge gas inlet 170 , such as a purge air inlet or purge valve.
  • the purge gas inlet 170 may be associated with a purge gas inlet damper 176 .
  • the purge gas 160 may flow into the air treatment assembly 110 when the damper 176 is positioned, at least partially, in an open state, while the air inlet damper 128 and air outlet damper 130 may be closed.
  • An additional fan 178 may be provided for urging flow of the purge gas 160 into the air treatment assembly 110 .
  • the fan 178 may be placed in any suitable location, such as in proximity to a purge gas exhaust 180 . Alternatively, the fan 178 may be omitted, such as when fan 158 may be used for directing the purge gas 160 into the air treatment assembly 110 .
  • the purge gas 160 may exit from the air treatment assembly 110 , via purge gas exhaust 180 and a purge gas exhaust damper 182 .
  • the purge gas exhaust 180 may comprise a purge air outlet for expelling the purge gas 160 out of the air treatment assembly.
  • Purge gas inlet damper 176 may be provided to control the volume of the purge gas 160 entering the air treatment assembly 110 and purge gas exhaust damper 182 may be provided to control the volume of the purge gas 160 exiting therefrom.
  • switching the air treatment assembly 110 operation from the adsorption cycle to the regeneration cycle may be performed by the dampers and/or fans or any other suitable means.
  • the purge gas 160 comprises purge air.
  • the purge air may be provided to the air treatment assembly 110 from any source of air, such as outdoor air.
  • the source of outdoor air may be ambient air flowing directly from the outdoor ambient, i.e. outside the enclosed environment 102 , into the air treatment assembly 110 , as shown in FIGS. 1A-B , 2 A-B, 3 A-B, 4 A-B and 5 A- 5 B.
  • the outdoor air may flow from the ambient environment into the air treatment assembly 110 via ducts (not shown).
  • the source of outdoor air may be from other locations in the enclosed environment 102 , such as from an enclosed environment pier.
  • the source of the purge air may be indoor air from the enclosed environment, as shown in FIGS. 1C-D , 2 C, 3 C, 4 C and 5 C.
  • the purge air may be provided to the air treatment assembly 110 from air already circulating in the enclosed environment 102 .
  • a portion or all of indoor air 114 that flows into the air treatment assembly 110 , via indoor air inlet 120 and air inlet damper 128 when positioned at least partially in an open state, may be redirected so as to serve as purge air.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may comprise a switch 193 for determining the direction of flow of the incoming indoor air 114 .
  • the switch 193 may direct the flow of indoor air 114 for treatment by the air treatment assembly 110 as shown in, for example, FIG. 1A .
  • the air treatment system may be in a regeneration mode to regenerate the adsorbent material by the removal of at least a portion of the at least one gaseous contaminant adsorbed by the adsorbent material.
  • the switch 193 may divert the indoor air 114 to serve as a purge air during the regeneration cycle of the air treatment system.
  • the controller 254 of the air treatment assembly 110 may determine whether the indoor air 114 should serve as a purge air. In some embodiments, such determinations may be made based on indoor air 114 quality measurements as performed by sensors 256 located in any suitable location within the enclosed environment 102 or in proximity thereto so as to obtain the measurements.
  • the sensors 256 may be configured to generate output data that can be transmitted to the control system or controller 254 for processing thereof upon detection of some concentration of contaminants, substances, gases, etc., in the indoor air 114 that exceeds a threshold for utilizing the indoor air 114 as a purge air.
  • the controller 254 may be configured to instruct the switch 193 , upon receiving such information, to not allow the indoor air 114 to be diverted as a purge air.
  • a closed loop return path may be used to recycle purging gas airflow after the purging gas has been used to regenerate the adsorbents by flowing through the adsorbents.
  • a closed loop return path may return exhaust purge pas airflow back into the inlet for indoor purge gas so that the recycled purging gas airflow may be used again to regenerate the adsorbent(s) in the air treatment assembly.
  • whether to recycle a purging gas airflow or not may be determined by the controller based on purging gas airflow contaminant level measurements obtained from one or more sensors associated with the air treatment system.
  • the exhausted purging airflow may be reused as purging gas airflow by returning it back into the purging gas inlet via the closed loop return path.
  • the closed loop return path may be provided with dampers to control the flow of the exhausted purge gas airflow into and out of the closed loop.
  • FIG. 1H shows a closed loop return path connecting the inlet and outlet of indoor air
  • the inlet for indoor air to be scrubbed and the outlet for releasing the treated air may also be connected via another closed loop return path.
  • Such a path may be used, for example, to rerun the treated air through the air treatment assembly. For example, based on a reading from one or more sensors, it may be determined (e.g., by a controller) that the contaminant level of the treated air is still above some threshold or acceptable value.
  • the treated air to be exited through the outlet for releasing treated air may instead be recycled back into the air treatment assembly via the indoor air inlet and may be scrubbed again by the adsorbents.
  • the purge gas 160 comprising the purge air may be different than the indoor air 114 that is allowed into the air treatment assembly 110 via the air indoor inlet 120 .
  • the purge gas inlet 170 may be configured to allow the flow of air circulating in the enclosed environment 102 into the air treatment assembly 110 as a purge air.
  • the purge gas inlet 170 may be located inside the enclosed environment 102 so as to allow the inflow of such purge air into the air treatment assembly 110 that comprises a low threshold of contaminant level.
  • An example of a low threshold comprises some fraction of the average contaminant level in the air circulating in the enclosed environment 102 as measured by the sensors 256 .
  • the purge air may be provided to the air treatment assembly 110 from air flowing through the purge gas exhaust 180 .
  • purge gas 160 may be used to remove contaminants and regenerate the adsorbent, and consequently discharged through purge gas exhaust 180 .
  • the purge gas 160 exiting through the purge gas exhaust 180 may contain an elevated level of contaminants, for example, compared to the purge gas 160 entering the air treatment assembly 110 .
  • the purge gas 160 exiting through the purge gas exhaust 180 may be redirected via a channel 194 to join the purge gas inlet 170 .
  • the controller 254 of the air treatment assembly 110 may determine whether the redirected exhaust purge gas 160 should be recycled to be used as a purge air. In some embodiments, such determinations may be made based on exhaust purge gas 160 quality measurements as performed by sensors 256 a located in along the channel 194 or in proximity thereto so as to obtain the measurements.
  • the sensors 256 a may be configured to generate output data that can be transmitted to the control system or controller 254 for processing thereof upon detection of some concentration of contaminants, substances, gases, etc., in the exhaust purge gas 160 that exceeds a threshold for recycling the exhaust purge gas 160 as a purge air.
  • the controller 254 may be configured to instruct the channel 194 , upon receiving such information, to not allow the exhaust purge gas 160 to be diverted as a purge air.
  • in-situ regeneration namely without having to move the adsorbent material out of the air treatment assembly 110 , or parts of the air treatment assembly 110 , can be facilitated by a combination of heat and a flow of a purge gas 160 , which may be outdoor air, for example.
  • a purge gas 160 which may be outdoor air, for example.
  • the outdoor air contains a CO 2 concentration of less than 1000 ppm.
  • the outdoor air contains a CO 2 concentration of less than 600 ppm.
  • the outdoor air contains a CO 2 concentration of less than 400 ppm.
  • the purge gas 160 may flow during the regeneration cycle in the opposite direction of the indoor air flow during the adsorption cycle, such as from purge gas inlet 170 to the purge gas exhaust 180 , such as shown in FIGS. 1A-8 .
  • the purge gas 160 may flow during the regeneration cycle in the same direction of the return airflow, such as from purge gas exhaust 180 to purge gas inlet 170 .
  • purge gas inlet 170 and purge gas exhaust 180 may be formed as a conduit or duct, as shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B , or in any other suitable manner. In other embodiments, the purge gas inlet 170 and purge gas exhaust 180 may be formed as apertures allowing the purge gas 160 to flow therethrough, as shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B . In some embodiments, the purge gas inlet 170 may have at least one opening inside the enclosed environment 102 for allowing in indoor air to serve as purge air, as shown in FIG. 2C .
  • the purge gas 160 exiting the purge gas exhaust 180 may be discharged into the ambient environment outside the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the purge gas 160 may flow out of the purge gas exhaust 180 to existing exhaust ducts in the enclosed environment 102 , such as an air exhaust, typically furnished in a bathroom of the enclosed environment 102 or openings such as windows.
  • purge gas 160 exiting the purge gas exhaust 180 may flow to a volume in the enclosed environment 102 , such as a stairwell, sewerage system or smoke control system.
  • purge gas 160 may be directed to flow into a pressure vessel (not shown) for eventual release of the purge gas 160 therefrom.
  • the purge gas 160 may be heated prior to regeneration of the air treatment assembly 110 by any suitable heating element 190 .
  • the heating element 190 may comprise, for example, a coil such as an electrical coil, a radiator, a heat pump, a solar heater or an appropriately sized furnace burning water, gas or other fuel (not shown) for heating the purge gas 160 .
  • the purge gas 160 may be heated within the air treatment assembly 110 .
  • the purge gas 160 may be heated prior to flow into the air treatment assembly 110 .
  • the purge gas 160 may be heated to a temperature within a range of about 20-120° C. In accordance with some embodiments, the purge gas 160 may be heated to a temperature of less than 80° C. In accordance with some embodiments, the purge gas 160 may be heated to a temperature of less than 50° C. In accordance with some embodiments, the purge gas 160 may enter the air treatment assembly 110 at the ambient temperature of the ambient environment outside the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 can be repeatedly used for removing contaminants from the enclosed environment 102 without requiring replacement of the adsorbent material. Accordingly, the air treatment assembly 110 has a significantly long operating life.
  • the CO 2 scrubbing cartridges 146 and/or VOC scrubbing cartridges 148 may operate for about a year, two years or three years, due to the regenerability thereof by the purge gas 160 . In a non-limiting example, the air treatment assembly 110 may operate for 10-20 years. If necessary, the CO 2 scrubbing cartridges 146 and/or VOC scrubbing cartridges 148 may be replaced as will be further described.
  • the adsorbent materials may chemically or physically deteriorate.
  • the CO 2 scrubbing cartridges 146 or VOC scrubbing cartridges 148 may be configured to be removable from the air treatment assembly 110 .
  • the removed scrubbing cartridges may be restored or replaced with operating scrubbing cartridges and may be returned to the air treatment assembly 110 .
  • the housing 112 may comprise access doors 192 allowing easy accessibility to any one of the CO 2 scrubbing cartridges 146 or VOC scrubbing cartridges 148 .
  • the access doors 192 may be placed at any suitable location within the housing 112 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be placed in any suitable location within the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may treat the indoor air 114 independently of an air conditioning system. Accordingly, the air treatment assembly 110 may be located within the enclosed environment 102 at any convenient location wherein there is access to purge gas 160 . Some exemplary locations for placement of the air treatment assembly 110 within the enclosed environment 102 are shown in FIGS. 1A-8 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be mounted under a ceiling 200 within the enclosed environment 102 and may be affixed thereto by any suitable means.
  • the purge gas inlet 170 and purge gas exhaust 180 may be formed in any suitable manner for allowing the purge gas 160 , such as outdoor air, indoor air, recycled exhaust purge air, to flow in to purge gas inlet 170 and out of purge gas exhaust 180 .
  • the access to outdoor air may be by any suitable means, such as by providing conduits, such as flexible conduits, in contact with a source of outdoor air in the ambient environment 204 .
  • the contact with the source of outdoor air may be provided by utilizing outdoor air accesses existing in the enclosed environment 102 , such as a window 206 .
  • purge outdoor air access may be from a vent, or an enclosed environment pier.
  • access to indoor air may be provided by a purge gas inlet 170 that terminates with an opening within the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the purge gas inlet 170 opening may be formed with a grille.
  • the flow of indoor air into the purge gas inlet 170 to serve as purge air may be controlled via purge gas inlet damper and/or a fan.
  • the purge gas exhaust 180 may expel the purge gas 160 (i.e. the purge air) from the air treatment assembly 110 , via window 206 as shown in FIG. 1B , and thereout into the ambient environment 204 .
  • the purge gas 160 may be expelled from the air treatment assembly 110 to a bathroom in the enclosed environment, or any other location and thereout into the ambient environment 204 .
  • purge gas 160 flowing through purge gas exhaust 180 may be recycled to be used as a purge air via the channel 194 in a manner described above, for example.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 is shown mounted to a wall 208 of the enclosed environment 102 , wherein a portion of the air treatment assembly 110 may be placed in the enclosed environment 102 and a portion may protrude into the ambient environment 204 .
  • the wall 208 may be an exterior wall where one side of the wall is in the enclosed environment 102 and the other side of the wall is in the ambient environment 204 . As seen in FIG.
  • the indoor air 114 may enter the air treatment assembly 110 via the indoor air inlet 120 and damper 128 , and may flow through filter 156 , CO 2 sorbent section 140 and/or the VOC sorbent section 142 and out the air treatment assembly 110 , via indoor air outlet 124 and damper 130 back into the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the regenerating outdoor air of the purge gas 160 may enter the air treatment assembly 110 from the ambient environment 204 , via purge gas inlet 170 , and may be heated by the heating element 190 .
  • the regenerating air of the purge gas 160 may enter the air treatment assembly 110 from the enclosed environment 102 , the purge gas exhaust 180 , etc., via purge gas inlet 170 or channel 194 , and may be heated by the heating element 190 .
  • the purge gas 160 may flow through VOC sorbent section 142 , the CO 2 sorbent section 140 , and/or filter 156 for contaminant removal therefrom.
  • the purge gas 160 exits the air treatment assembly 110 , via purge gas exhaust 180 , to the ambient environment 204 .
  • a damper set 212 may be provided, similar to dampers 176 and 182 in FIG. 1B .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be mounted to wall 208 within the enclosed environment 102 and may be affixed thereto by any suitable means.
  • the purge gas inlet 170 and purge gas exhaust 180 may be formed in any suitable manner for allowing the purge gas, such as outdoor air, indoor air, recycled exhaust purge air, etc., to flow into purge gas inlet 170 and out of purge gas exhaust 180 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 is partially placed in the ambient environment 204 and therefore there is easy access to regenerating outdoor air which can readily enter the purge gas inlet 170 and exit the purge gas exhaust 180 .
  • the regenerating air may be obtained from indoor air via the indoor air inlet 120 , recycled from the purge gas exhaust 180 , and/or indoor purge gas inlet 170 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 is shown mounted in proximity to a floor 220 or on the floor 220 of the enclosed environment 102 , wherein the air treatment assembly 110 is placed in the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the indoor air 114 may enter the air treatment assembly 110 via indoor air inlet 120 and damper 128 and may flow through filter 156 , CO 2 sorbent section 140 and/or the VOC sorbent section 142 and out the air treatment assembly 110 via indoor air outlet 124 back into the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the outdoor air of the purge gas 160 enters the air treatment assembly 110 from the ambient 204 , via purge gas inlet 170 and may be heated by heating element 190 .
  • the indoor purge gas 160 may enter the air treatment assembly 110 from the enclosed environment 102 , via the indoor air inlet 120 , the purge gas indoor inlet 170 a , etc., and may be heated by heating element 190 , as shown in FIG. 3C , for example.
  • a portion of the air treatment assembly 110 may protrude from wall 208 or any other location allowing outdoor air to flow therein.
  • the purge gas 160 may flow through VOC sorbent section 142 , the CO 2 sorbent section 140 , and/or through filter 156 for contaminant removal therefrom.
  • the purge gas 160 exits the air treatment assembly 110 , via the purge gas exhaust 180 and damper set 212 to the ambient environment 204 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be mounted in proximity to a floor 220 or on the floor 220 within the enclosed environment 102 and may be affixed to the floor 220 by any suitable means, such as via an attachment means 222 attaching the air treatment assembly 110 to the floor 220 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 is shown mounted to the wall 208 of the enclosed environment 102 and may be at a distance from the floor 220 ( FIG. 3A ) or ceiling 200 ( FIG. 1A ).
  • the indoor air 114 may enter the air treatment assembly 110 via the indoor air inlet 120 and damper 128 and may flow through filter 156 , CO 2 sorbent section 140 and/or the VOC sorbent section 142 and out the air treatment assembly 110 , via indoor air outlet 124 and damper 130 back into the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the outdoor air of the purge gas 160 enters the air treatment assembly 110 from the ambient environment 204 via purge gas inlet 170 and damper 176 and may be heated by heating element 190 , placed within purge gas inlet 170 .
  • the purge gas 160 enters the air treatment assembly 110 from the enclosed environment 102 , the purge gas exhaust 180 , etc., via purge gas inlet 170 or channel 194 and damper 176 and may be heated by heating element 190 , placed within purge gas inlet 170 , as shown in FIG. 4C , for example.
  • the purge gas 160 may flow through VOC sorbent section 142 , the CO 2 sorbent section 140 , and/or filter 156 for contaminant removal therefrom.
  • the purge gas 160 may exit the air treatment assembly 110 , via the purge gas exhaust 180 and damper 182 to the ambient environment 204 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be mounted to wall 208 at any location thereon within the enclosed environment 102 and may be affixed thereto by any suitable means, such as via an attachment means 226 attaching the air treatment assembly 110 to the wall 208 .
  • the purge gas inlet 170 and purge gas exhaust 180 may be formed in any suitable manner for allowing the purge gas, such as outdoor air, indoor air, recycled exhaust purge air, etc., to flow into purge gas inlet 170 and out of purge gas exhaust 180 .
  • wall 208 may be formed with bores 224 for inserting the purge gas inlet 170 and purge gas exhaust 180 therethrough for allowing a portion of the purge gas inlet 170 and/or purge gas exhaust 180 easy access to regenerating outdoor air.
  • the regenerating air may be obtained from indoor air via the indoor air inlet 120 , recycled from the purge gas exhaust 180 , and/or indoor purge gas inlet 170 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 is shown mounted in window 206 of the enclosed environment 102 , wherein a portion of the air treatment assembly 110 is placed in the enclosed environment 102 and a portion is placed in the ambient environment 204 .
  • the indoor air 114 may enter the air treatment assembly 110 , via the indoor air inlet 120 and damper 128 , and may flow through filter 156 , CO 2 sorbent section 140 and/or the VOC sorbent section 142 and out the air treatment assembly 110 , via indoor air outlet 124 and damper 130 , back into the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the outdoor air of the purge gas 160 enters the air treatment assembly 110 from the ambient 204 , via purge gas inlet 170 and may be heated by the heating element 190 .
  • the purge gas 160 enters the air treatment assembly 110 from the enclosed environment 102 , the purge gas exhaust 180 , etc., via purge gas inlet 170 or channel 194 , and may be heated by the heating element 190 , as shown in FIG. 5C , for example.
  • the purge gas 160 may flow through VOC sorbent section 142 , the CO 2 sorbent section 140 , and/or filter 156 for contaminant removal therefrom.
  • the purge gas 160 may exit the air treatment assembly 110 , via purge gas exhaust 180 and damper set 212 to the ambient environment 204 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be inserted within a casing 234 .
  • the casing 234 may be affixed to the window 230 and the air treatment assembly 110 may be removably inserted within the casing 234 .
  • Weather sealing strips 240 may be provided to seal the enclosed environment 102 from the ambient environment 204 .
  • the purge gas inlet 170 and/or purge gas exhaust 180 may be formed in any suitable manner for allowing the purge gas 160 , such as outdoor air, indoor air, recycled exhaust purge air, etc., to flow into purge gas inlet 170 and out of purge gas exhaust 180 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 is partially placed in the ambient environment 204 and therefore there is easy access to regenerating outdoor air, which can readily enter the purge gas inlet 170 and exit the purge gas exhaust 180 .
  • the purge gas inlet 170 or channel 194 can allow the purge gas 160 to enter the air treatment assembly 110 from the enclosed environment 102 , and exit via the purge gas exhaust 180 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be configured to be portable and configured with simple electrical connections adapted to easily connect to any standard electrical sockets and may be also configured for repeated use due to the regeneration of the adsorbent materials with outdoor air.
  • the portability of the air treatment assembly 110 allows its use for a short duration or temporarily, (e.g. an evening, a few days, weeks or months) such as in enclosed environments 102 used for events or in venues. Additionally, the portability of the air treatment assembly 110 allows easy transfer of the air treatment assembly 110 from one enclosed space to another within the enclosed environment 102 or from one enclosed environment 102 to another enclosed environment 102 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be configured to be easily installable in any enclosed environment 102 and configured with simple electrical connections adapted to easily connect to any standard electrical sockets and may be also configured for repeated use due to the regeneration of the adsorbent materials with outdoor air and/or indoor air.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be installed in enclosed environments 102 in addition to an existing air management system within the enclosed environment 102 , yet independently from the air management system without any connection to the air management system.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be configured to be installed in relatively small areas, such as classrooms of small offices, homes and buildings, for example, which are not large enough for large scale installations of air-conditioning systems and the ductworks which air-conditioning systems typically comprise.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be configured to be modular such that more than one air treatment assembly 110 may be inserted in the enclosed environment 102 .
  • the number of air treatment assemblies 110 may be determined according to the contamination level in the indoor air 114 .
  • a plurality of air treatment assemblies 110 may be provided, as shown in FIG. 7 , within the enclosed environment 102 and their operation may be selected according to the contamination level. For example, when the contamination level is high, all air treatment assemblies 110 may be operated and when the contamination level is lower, some of the air treatment assemblies 110 may discontinue their operation.
  • a controller 254 may be provided to control the operation of the plurality of air treatment assemblies 110 .
  • controller 254 may be a central controller configured to control the operation of a plurality of air treatment assemblies 110 , as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 . In some embodiments, controller 254 may be configured to control a single air treatment assembly 110 , as shown in FIGS. 1A-6 .
  • the enclosed environment 102 may comprise a plurality of the indoor spaces 255 (e.g. rooms), as shown in FIG. 8 , and a single or plurality of air treatment assemblies 110 may be provided.
  • the central controller 254 may be provided to control the operation of the plurality of air treatment assemblies 110 .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 of FIGS. 7 and 8 may operate as describe in any one of the embodiments of FIG. 1A-5C .
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be placed in any suitable location in the volume of the room, such mounted to the ceiling 200 , wall 208 , placed in proximity or on the floor 220 , or in window 206 , for example.
  • the indoor air 114 within the room may flow directly, i.e. from the volume of the room, into the indoor air inlet 120 without first flowing through ducts or plenum.
  • the treated air exiting the air treatment assembly 110 may be expelled back into the volume of the room for providing the human occupants therein with good quality air.
  • the enclosed environment 102 lacks a controlled supply of ventilation outdoor air, such as a machine controlled supply of ventilation outdoor air.
  • a machine controlled supply of ventilation outdoor air may comprise the air management system, as described above, wherein the control of fresh air for ventilation, originating from the ambient environment 204 , is typically controlled, such as by mechanical components or electrical components.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may be configured to remove at least the portion of the at least one gaseous contaminant from this enclosed environment 102 , thereby providing good quality air where there is a lack of supply of ventilation outdoor air.
  • any other suitable means besides dampers such as valves, fans, blowers, or shutters, may be used to control the volume of air entering and/or exiting the air treatment assembly 110 and any components may be used for directing the indoor air 114 into the air treatment assembly 110 .
  • a single or plurality of sensors 256 may be provided to detect levels of one or more contaminants, substances, gases (such as CO 2 and other gases), fumes, vapors, (such as VOCs) and/or any combination thereof.
  • the sensors 256 may be placed in any suitable location within the enclosed environment 102 or in proximity thereto. Upon detection of a particular concentration of such contaminants, substances, gases, etc., the sensor(s) 256 may be configured to generate output data that can be transmitted to the control system or controller 254 for processing thereof.
  • the controller 254 may be operative to control any one or more of: the duration of time the adsorption cycle and the regeneration cycle, the volume of air flowing into the air treatment assembly 110 for scrubbing thereof, the volume of purge gas flowing into the air treatment assembly 110 for regeneration of the adsorbent material, and switching of the air treatment assembly 110 from the adsorption cycle to the regeneration cycle and vice versa.
  • controller 254 may be an electrical control system.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 of the present disclosure is configured to scrub contaminants from indoor air in an enclosed environment 102 which may have insufficient air ventilation means, such as inadequate access to ventilation outdoor air for example. Scrubbing the contaminants from the indoor air 114 of an insufficiently ventilated enclosed environment 102 provides for good air quality.
  • the air treatment assembly 110 may comprise access to regenerating outdoor air for regenerating the adsorbent material. Since the regenerating outdoor air is provided for regenerating the adsorbent material, a relatively small volume of regenerating outdoor air may be required, less than required for sufficient ventilation of the enclosed environment 102 , and access to regenerating outdoor air may be limited to the regeneration cycle time period. Therefore the air treatment assembly 110 is configured to scrub contaminants from indoor air in the enclosed environment, which may have inadequate access to ventilation outdoor air.
  • an enclosed environment 102 wherein the indoor air 114 is conditioned by radiation and/or other heating (or cooling) methods it is desired to minimize the introduction of ventilating outdoor air, which would require much energy for conditioning the ventilating outdoor air.
  • the enclosed environment 102 is in a cold climate and heating of the indoor air 114 is performed by a radiation heater, a furnace, a gas heater or any other suitable heating system, it is preferable to minimize introduction of outdoor air for ventilation.
  • scrubbing the contaminants within the air treatment assembly 110 ensures the good quality of the indoor air is maintained while minimal or no volume of ventilating outdoor air is required.
  • the air treatment assembly can be configured to operate as a standalone system without association with external air management system.
  • the air treatment assembly may be operably coupled with other air management systems such as heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems.
  • HVAC heating, ventilating and air-conditioning
  • FIG. 10 An example embodiment of such an arrangement where the disclosed air treatment assembly is operably coupled to a HVAC system comprises an air handling unit (AHU) is shown in FIG. 10 .
  • the HVAC system can be configured to provide air circulation to the enclosed space to which it is connected.
  • the HVAC system may further include an air handling unit (“AHU”), which may have both heating and cooling elements that modify temperature of the circulating air as it air flows and comes in contact with these elements.
  • AHU air handling unit
  • the HVAC system can further include air intake duct(s) connected to the AHU via circulation lines that allow intake of outside and/or indoor air into the system, the air treatment assembly and/or the AHU.
  • the HVAC system can also include exhaust duct(s) that receive return air and expunge it as an exhaust air into an external environment (e.g., after flowing through the air treatment assembly (for example, as a purging air)).
  • the HVAC system may also include scrubbers to at least reduce contaminants in the air flowing through the scrubbers. For example, scrubbers may be included in the HVAC system by incorporating them in the circulation lines and/or the AHU.
  • indoor air may flow into the air treatment assembly via indoor air inlets (e.g., indoor air may enter the AHU first and then enter the air treatment assembly from the AHU) and may exit the assembly via indoor air outlets, where the volume of incoming and outgoing air may be controlled via dampers.
  • the expelled air e.g., scrubbed or treated air
  • the AHU may be released into the AHU, and in the case of exhaust may be released outside the indoor space.
  • the disclosed air treatment system may be configured to be operably coupled to an air management system that includes air circulation units such as fan-coil units.
  • the fan-coil unit may comprise a housing including a fan and coils and adsorbents.
  • the coils may be cooled or heated by a fluid, examples of which include water or fluid supplied by a Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) system.
  • VRF Variable Refrigerant Flow
  • the coils may comprise a cooling coil and/or a heating coil and/or any other suitable cooling or heating means, such as radiators, electrical heaters, chillers, heat exchangers, nozzles or jets, for example.
  • Fan coil units may be placed within a room or space, typically within a recess in the ceiling or walls of the room. Further, a fan coil unit may be placed in a plenum adjacent to the room. In some embodiments, the circulating indoor air flows between the fan-coil unit, the air treatment assembly and the room substantially without reliance on ducts (i.e. a ductless supply).
  • the disclosed air treatment system may be configured to be operably coupled to an air management system that includes a heat pump for heating purging gas airflow and/or adsorbent material of the air treatment assembly.
  • the heat pump may use fluids and compressors in a closed chiller loop of condensation and evaporation, also referred to as a “condenser-evaporator loop”, so as to move heat opposite its usual direction, namely removing heat from a lower temperature evaporator region and adding heat to a higher temperature condenser region.
  • a heat pump can act to continuously cool the ambient environment in a cold region (i.e.
  • air indoor air to be scrubbed or used as purging airflow
  • the heat pump may be configured to remove heat from circulating air and concurrently heat the purge gas.
  • a heat pump may be installed in the air treatment system embodiment depicted in FIG. 10 , i.e., a heat pump may also be optionally included to an air treatment system including an air treatment assembly and a HVAC having an AHU. A schematic of such an arrangement is shown in FIG. 13 .
  • the heat pump may be a heat pump within an HVAC system. Further details of air treatment system including a heat pump are disclosed in applicant's PCT Publication No. WO/2014/015138, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • Thermal communication can be assisted by increasing a shared surface area of the parallel conduits.
  • the two conduits may be arranged so that the incoming indoor air and the exhaust purging air flow in opposite directions, substantially increasing the heat exchange rate.
  • the heated indoor air may then be transported by a conduit into the air treatment assembly via an indoor air inlet.
  • Such a heated air may be used to regenerate the adsorbent as discussed throughout the instant disclosure, while the exhaust purge air may be released outside the indoor space or it may be reused to heat additional indoor air if its temperature is still elevated enough (e.g., above the ambient temperature or the temperature of the incoming indoor air).
  • the system may further comprise a fan to at least aid in the flow of indoor air and/or the purging airflow.
  • sensors may be used to determine when to allow thermal communication between the incoming purging air and outgoing exhausted air.
  • a temperature sensor may be used to determine when T e >T i , so that thermal communication may be allowed and heat may be transferred from the exhaust to the incoming purging air (e.g., indoor purging air).
  • purging air e.g., indoor purging air
  • the disclosed air treatment system may be configured to operate within enclosed cabin spaces of a transportation system such as those in vehicles, ships, aircrafts, and/or the like.
  • a transportation system such as those in vehicles, ships, aircrafts, and/or the like.
  • such confined places may have elevated CO 2 levels from high levels of human/animal occupancies, and the air treatment assembly may be configured to remove CO 2 from cabin air.
  • an air treatment assembly may be provided within a cabin to reduce the concentration of contaminants such as CO 2 contained in cabin air.
  • the air treatment assembly may be configured with cabin air inlets for receiving cabin air for scrubbing during adsorption mode or as a purging airflow during regeneration mode.
  • air treatment assembly may be configured with cabin air outlets provided for releasing scrubbed or treated cabin air out of the air treatment assembly.
  • an outlet may be configured to return the airflow back into the cabin after passing over and/or through an adsorbent material during the adsorption mode.
  • an outlet may be configured to direct exhaust purge air containing contaminants such as CO 2 out of the assembly and into the exhaust system of the transportation system (e.g., vehicles, ships, aircrafts, etc.) during regeneration mode.
  • the subject matter described herein may be implemented on a computer having a display device (e.g., a LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor and the like) for displaying information to the user and a keyboard and/or a pointing device (e.g., a mouse or a trackball, touchscreen) by which the user may provide input to the computer.
  • a display device e.g., a LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor and the like
  • a keyboard and/or a pointing device e.g., a mouse or a trackball, touchscreen
  • this program can be stored, executed and operated by the dispensing unit, remote control, PC, laptop, smart-phone, media player or personal data assistant (“PDA”).
  • PDA personal data assistant
  • Other kinds of devices may be used to provide for interaction with a user as well.
  • feedback provided to the user may be any form of sensory feedback (e.g., visual feedback, auditory feedback, or tactile feedback), and input from the user may be received in any form, including acoustic, speech, or tactile input.
  • Certain embodiments of the subject matter described herein may be implemented in a computing system and/or devices that includes a back-end component (e.g., as a data server), or that includes a middleware component (e.g., an application server), or that includes a front-end component (e.g., a client computer having a graphical user interface or a Web browser through which a user may interact with an implementation of the subject matter described herein), or any combination of such back-end, middleware, or front-end components.
  • a back-end component e.g., as a data server
  • middleware component e.g., an application server
  • a front-end component e.g., a client computer having a graphical user interface or a Web browser through which a user may interact with
  • the components of the system may be interconnected by any form or medium of digital data communication (e.g., a communication network).
  • Examples of communication networks include a local area network (“LAN”), a wide area network (“WAN”), and the Internet.
  • the computing system according to some such embodiments described above may include clients and servers.
  • a client and server are generally remote from each other and typically interact through a communication network.
  • the relationship of client and server arises by virtue of computer programs running on the respective computers and having a client-server relationship to each other.
  • features from one and/or another disclosed embodiment may be interchangeable with features from other disclosed embodiments, which, in turn, correspond to yet other embodiments.
  • one or more features/elements of disclosed embodiments may be removed and still result in patentable subject matter (and thus, resulting in yet more embodiments of the subject disclosure).
  • patentable claims may include negative limitation to indicate such lack of one or more features taught in the prior art in, for example, any one or more of certain disclosed apparatuses, systems, and methods.

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