On average, Americans spend about 90% of their time indoors, and the air we breathe at work, school or home affects our overall health and well-being.
On average, Americans spend about 90% of their time indoors, and the air we breathe at work, school or home affects our overall health and well-being.
Most air purification systems, however, are expensive, cumbersome and require frequent cleaning or filter replacement to function at optimum levels.
Binghamton University Professor Seokheun “Sean” Choi and PhD student Maryam Rezaie are repurposing their research about bacteria-powered biobatteries — ingestible and otherwise — into a new idea for artificial plants that can feed off carbon dioxide, give off oxygen and even generate a little power. The artificial plants use indoor light to drive photosynthesis, achieving a 90% reduction in carbon dioxide levels — far surpassing the 10% reduction seen with natural plants.
They outline their results, which is partially supported by the Office of Naval Research, in a paper recently published by the journal Advanced Sustainable Systems.
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Image: Seokheun (Sean) Choi, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has created a new battery in the shape of an artificial tree, shown here at his lab at the Engineering and Science Building at the Innovative Technologies Complex, October 9, 2024. Choi is pictured here with PhD student Maryam Rezaie. (Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York)
