Ozone is the main component of photochemical smog. Not only it is extremely harmful, possibly causing chronic lung diseases, but also very difficult to abate, as it is formed in air by precursor pollutants (NOx, VOCs). In this context, the project SO3AS aims at designing a catalytic device for ozone abatement for indoor air purification. The choice of the catalyst, the reactor configuration, and the operating conditions are based on state of the art analysis and numerical simulations of the device performance. In this phase, collaboration with GRINP S.r.l. helped evaluate some alternatives, in particular concerning feasibility analysis. In parallel, a market analysis was performed. The considered market drivers were pollution levels, regulations, and people’s consciousness about ozone pollution by means of a questionnaire. As a result, California and northern Italy were selected for further investigation with different approaches, as in the former a market already exists, whereas in the latter it has to be created. The results gathered entail that a commercialization of such a device is possible upon creating awareness about the problem of ozone pollution and contribution of local administrations. Following this path, indoor ozone abatement will improve comfort and safeguard people’s health.
Principal Academic Tutor
Fabio Alessandro Deorsola, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino
Academic Tutors
Debora Fino, Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino
Lidia Castoldi, Energy Department, Politecnico di Milano
External institution
Grinp srl
External Tutor
Francesco Parisi, Grinp srl
Team members
Federico Allocco, Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
Francesco Cannizzaro [Team Controller], Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
Rawad Ibrahim, Petroleum Engineering, Politecnico di Torino
Andrea Giuseppe Landella, Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
Lucrezia Maini, Nanotechnologies For Icts, Politecnico di Torino
Luna Pratali Maffei, Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano