Air Purifier with Catalyst and Neutralizer for Toxin Neutralization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current air purifiers are inadequate in filtering out biochemical poisonous gases and radioactive materials due to limited absorption and oxidation capabilities, leading to incomplete filtering and ineffective neutralization.
Innovation Solution
An air purifier design incorporating a housing with an air dynamic unit, a light-emitting unit emitting ultraviolet light, and a catalyst device, along with an evaporation container containing water or boric acid as a neutralizer, which catalyzes oxidation and reduction reactions to neutralize airborne toxins and humidify the air.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If non-woven fabrics or active carbon are used to filter air, then the air purifier can remove some particles and gases, but it cannot completely filter biochemical poison gas due to their vapor form or extremely small particle size
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the fundamental approach from physical filtration to chemical neutralization by introducing a neutralization chamber with specific chemical substances that react with and neutralize biochemical poison gases, transforming the gas composition rather than attempting to filter it physically
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a neutralization chamber as an intermediary component between the air inlet and outlet, containing chemical substances that act as mediators to neutralize biochemical poison gases through chemical reactions before the air is exhausted
2Reliability
If photocatalyst equipment is added to oxidize chemical poison gas, then some oxidation reaction occurs, but the effect is limited and incomplete without proper neutralizer
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the photocatalyst oxidation function with a chemical neutralization function in a single integrated chamber, combining two different mechanisms (photocatalytic oxidation and chemical neutralization) to achieve complete neutralization of biochemical poison gases
Solution Approach 2:
The neutralization chamber contains composite materials or chemical substances that work together through multiple mechanisms - photocatalyst materials for oxidation and additional neutralizing agents for complete neutralization, creating a synergistic effect
3Reliability
If water or boric acid is used as neutralizer, then nuclear and biochemical poison gas can be neutralized and radioactive matters can be inhibited, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The neutralization chamber serves multiple functions simultaneously - it neutralizes biochemical poison gases, inhibits radioactive matter fission, and can be configured to provide humidification, making a single component perform multiple protective roles
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively reduces the toxicity of biochemical poisonous materials and radioactive substances, providing a comfortable breathing environment by enhancing air purification and humidification, while also acting as a neutron fission inhibitor.
Implementation Method 1
The light-emitting unit is disposed in the housing and emits ultraviolet light. The catalyst device is disposed in the housing and located on one side of the outlet. The ultraviolet light illuminates the catalyst device, which catalyzes the neutralizer to purify the air
Implementation Method 2
The air dynamic unit is disposed behind the inlet, and guides air into the housing and used as the evaporation power for evaporating the neutralizer in the evaporation container
Implementation Method 3
The neutralizer of the air purifier described above is water, which is used as a neutron inhibitor for radioactive matters
Implementation Method 4
The catalyst device is disposed in the housing and located on one side of the outlet. The ultraviolet light illuminates the catalyst device, which catalyzes the neutralizer to purify the air
Implementation Method 5
The technical problem to be solved is to remove or lower toxicity of biochemical poisonous materials by oxidation and reduction reactions of biochemical matters in the air with neutralizer
Implementation Method 6
The technical problem to be solved is to remove or lower toxicity of biochemical poisonous materials by oxidation and reduction reactions of biochemical matters in the air with neutralizer
Implementation Method 7
The air dynamic unit is disposed behind the inlet, and guides air into the housing and used as the evaporation power for evaporating the neutralizer in the evaporation container
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an air purifier, comprising a housing, an air dynamic unit, an ultraviolet light-emitting unit, an evaporation container for accommodating neutralizer, and a catalyst device. The air dynamic unit is disposed at the inlet of the housing. The ultraviolet light-emitting unit and the catalyst device are disposed in the housing. The present invention uses the light-emitting unit and the catalyst device to purify the air and exhaust the purified air via the outlet of the housing.