With green factories around, world’s air would be cleaner.
A Life project
The air quality
On factory floors, air quality is affected by the emissions of the industrial machinery and of the chemical compounds involved in the process – above all Particulate Matter PM¹ˉ¹ºµ and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), dangerous to the human health and the environment.
the Actions
Green Factory
Diverse technologies are currently employed to sanitize the air on factory floors, ultimately eliminating polluting agents and abating bacterial and viral charges. The Green Factory project aims at employing an ‘hybrid’ technological mix (new, with IP potential) of PCO [Photo Catalytic Oxidation] and UVC [Ultra Violet Categories].
Improvement of air quality
on factory floors and recycle of chemically and bacteriologically clean air after sanitation.
Constant monitoring
of system efficiency plus feedback control to maintain correct parameters through IOT system.
Predictive maintenance
to ensure constant performance and improvement of environmental conditions.
Expected environmental impact
- VOCs: reduction from 30% to 90%
- Odorous gasses: reduction of 65%
- Energy consumption: reduction of 30%
Directly relevant to
- Commission decision of 28/02/12 establishing the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions under IED
- Directive on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to risks arising from physical agents (2006/25/EC)
Indirectly relevant to
- The Waste Framework Directive (1998/98/EC)
Progress and communications
On site Panel
Take One Leaflet
Download PDFMilestones
Download PDFLIFE Green Factory presentation
Download PDFLayman's report
Available from 31/7/2023