RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Harnessing the potential of Epipremnum aureum (Pothos) for indoor air purification in botanical filters A1 Montaluisa Mantilla, María Sol A1 Carita Gonçalves, José Manuel A1 García Encina, Pedro Antonio A1 Muñoz Torre, Raúl A1 Rico González, Margarita A1 Lebrero Fernández, Raquel K1 Ingeniería Química K1 Tecnología del medio ambiente K1 Biofiltration K1 Indoor air pollution K1 Microbial community K1 Removal efficiency K1 VOCs K1 3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente AB Air pollution and human exposure to poor air quality rank nowadays as the most serious environmental threats to public health worldwide. Botanical biofiltration using active green walls based on air-purifying plants can support an effective control of indoor air pollution. This study focuses on the design and evaluation of the performance of an active botanical filter for the removal of acetone, toluene and α-pinene at low concentrations using the houseplant Epipremnum aureum (commonly known as golden Pothos). The botanical filter was constructed with a vertical polyurethane foam wall supporting Pothos, and internal mineral salt medium and air recirculation. Maximum steady state removal efficiencies of 99.8 ± 0.8 %, 83.6 ± 7.3 % and 71.1 ± 5.2 % were recorded for acetone, α-pinene and toluene, respectively. The reduction in the gas recirculation flow rate through the wall from 36 to 0 L min-1 decreased the removal efficiency of α-pinene to 70.37 ± 1.72 %, while acetone and toluene maintained their removal efficiency under these conditions. Reducing the internal recirculation rate of the nutrient medium from 1.50 to 0.95 L min-1 and the absence of Photos in the polyurethane wall of the biofilter also decreased the pollutant abatement efficiency of the botanical filter. In addition, the analysis of the microbial community composition revealed significant differences in microbial composition and differences in the relative abundances between liquid samples of the medium in which the plant species grew and the mineral salt medium recirculated across the biofilter, which might contribute to the pollutant removal mechanisms. PB Elsevier SN 0360-1323 YR 2025 FD 2025 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/75374 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/75374 LA eng NO Building and Environment, Mayo 2025, Vol. 275. p. 112813 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 07-jun-2025