Titaneon: the eco smart lamp to degrade cigarette smoke pollutants

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out the results of the “TITANEON” degradation power test on hazardous CO (carbon monoxide) compounds qualitatively and quantitatively and to explain the working system of the lamp. The research methods used in this study are (a) preparation: tools and materials, design testing tools; (b) conducting research: TiO2/Co synthesis, coating, tool performance test and data processing and analysis; (c) evaluation. The test results in this study were divided into two, namely qualitative and quantitative. In the qualitative test results, the “TITANEON” lamp is able to degrade CO compounds for 20 minutes. The quantitative results from 0 minutes amounted to 15526.24 ppm, 5 minutes later the CO concentration was 6202.82, in the next 15 minutes CO concentration was 2549.98 ppm and in the last 20 minutes the CO concentration was 1871.89 ppm. The system works, namely the first light that involves TiO2 nanoparticles will excite electrons from the valence band to the conduction band while producing positive holes in the valence band and negatively charged electron pairs. After that, TiO2 nanoparticles are transformed into super oxide compounds which release active oxygen species (O2 radicals and OH radicals), these compounds will degrade cigarette smoke compounds into CO2 and H2O compounds through photocatalytic mechanisms.