Patent ID: 8790575

Claim:
A biocide reduction system for removing biocide-laden air from a room or space after the room or space has been decontaminated, said biocide reduction system comprising: a. at least one air moving device; b. at least one catalyst panel comprising a metal catalyst carried on a substrate, said catalyst panel defining an interior surface and an exterior surface, and a total active surface area between about 0.25 ft 2 to about 12 ft 2 ; and, c. a housing, having at least one inlet and having at least one aperture of sufficient dimension to accommodate said catalyst panel, wherein said air moving device is fixedly positioned within said housing, and said catalyst panel is secured within the aperture of said housing such that the interior surface of said catalyst panel faces said air moving device and the exterior surface is exposed to the biocide-laden space, and wherein the exterior surface further defines an outlet for said biocide reduction system said outlet being physically separated from said inlet, and wherein a face area flow ratio is defined as air flow rate divided by the active surface area and the face area flow ratio is from 1.5 meters/sec to 8 meters/sec.