How can we effectively remove indoor formaldehyde?
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How do we detect indoor formaldehyde?


Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI)
[1]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6678761/
Formaldehyde neutralizing microbes

[1]https://news.wisc.edu/microbe-eats-formaldehyde/

An exhaust that detects formaldehyde and removes it
Method of detecting formaldehyde

[1]Thomas Osterland, Hendrik Stein, and Thomas Wilharm. Voltammetric Determination of Formaldehyde at Low Concentrations in the Synthetic Fuel Oxymethylene Dimethyl Ether Innokentij Bogatykh. Energy & Fuels 2019 33 (11), 11078-11081
[2]Pengju Hu, Haisi Xiang, Xuejing Zhang,et al. Influence factors of determination of formaldehyde in air by phenolic reagent spectrophotometry[J]. Coal and Chemical Industry, 2020,43(04):140-142.
[3]Luyang Wang, Zhen Zhao, Xin Yuan. Detection and confirmation of free formaldehyde by acetyl acetone method[J].Chemical Engineer,2016,30(09):22-24.
[4]Naohide Shinohara, Tomohisa Kajiwara, Masato Ohnishi, et al. Passive Emission Colorimetric Sensor (PECS) for Measuring Emission Rates of Formaldehyde based on an Enzymatic Reaction and Reflectance Photometry. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2008, 42, 12, 4472–4477.
Formaldehyde detector connected to air ventilation
