Moss-Based Biotechnological Air Purification Control System

Abstract

Nowadays, air pollution is one of the acute problems that humanity faces as the world further develops and more technology comes into use. Pollution is produced both outside and inside buildings mostly from the machinery we use for convenience. In this paper, a non-standard approach is being explored to solve the problem at hand. Since excessive ventilation can lead to more pollution and infection, and is also a loss of energy, it was decided to focus not on ventilation, but on air purification. To purify the air, a filter created by living plants has been used. For the project, we chose moss, which is unpretentious and small, unlike trees and bushes. Due to the autonomy and scale, our solution is easy to use and brings enormous ecological and social impact. During the research, a biotechnological prototype is created, where it is possible to observe and control moss growth and its productivity. For the algorithm to work correctly, data about the environment is required. For this reason, in this paper, we have described not only the modeling of the system we suggest but also the process of collecting information from the biofilter. By reducing pollution, we will shortly save and stabilize the ecological situation. In this project, the effective biofilter is developed based on various solutions from biology, control engineering, as well as internet of things fields.