PURIFICATION OF AND AIR METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
Purified air is provided, having a TVOC content of from less than 5 ppb to about 500 ppb, a Biologicals content of from less than 1 CFU/M 3 to 150 CFU/M 3 and a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 to about 50,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 , or from about 600 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 to about 500,000 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 .
1 . Purified air, characterized by:
a. a TVOC content of from less than 5 ppb to about 500 ppb;
b. a Biologicals content of from less than 1 CFU/M 3 to 150 CFU/M 3 ; and
c. a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 to about 50,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 , or from about 600 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 to about 500,000 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 .
2 . The purified air of claim 1 , wherein the TVOC content is less than 5 ppb, the Biologicals content is less than 1 CFU/M 3 and the Particulate content is from about 1,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 to about 10,500 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 , or from about 600 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 to about 1,000 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 .
3 . A method of achieving an IVF clinical pregnancy rate of at least 50%, the method comprising performing multiple IVF cycles in an IVF laboratory having air characterized by:
a. a TVOC content of from less than 5 ppb to about 500 ppb;
b. a Biologicals content of from less than 1 CFU/M 3 to 150 CFU/M 3 ; and
c. a Particulate content of from about 1,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 of air to about 30,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 of air, or from about 600 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 of air to about 10,000 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 of air, thereby achieving an IVF clinical pregnancy rate of at least 50%.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the IVF clinical pregnancy rate is from 50% to 70%.
5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the IVF clinical pregnancy rate is from 50% to 65%.
6 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the IVF clinical pregnancy rate is from 55% to 70%.
7 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the IVF clinical pregnancy rate is from 55% to 65%.
8 . A method of achieving an IVF clinical pregnancy rate of at least 50%, the method comprising performing multiple IVF cycles in an IVF laboratory having purified air characterized by:
a. a TVOC content of less than 5 ppb;
b. a Biologicals content of less than 1 CFU/M 3 ; and
c. a Particulate content from about 1,000 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 to about 10,500 0.3 μm particles per ft 3 , or from about 600 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 to about 1,000 0.5 μm particles per ft 3 ,
thereby achieving an IVF clinical pregnancy rate of at least 50%.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the IVF clinical pregnancy rate is from 50% to 70%.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the IVF clinical pregnancy rate is from 50% to 65%.
11 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the IVF clinical pregnancy rate is from 55% to 70%.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the IVF clinical pregnancy rate is from 55% to 65%.
13 . A method of purifying air, comprising the steps of:
a. providing an air flow path through a housing for the flow of air in a downstream direction;
b. filtering the air through oxidizing and adsorbing VOC pre-filtration within the housing;
c. filtering the air through UV filtration within the housing, downstream from the oxidizing and adsorbing VOC pre-filtration; and
d. filtering the air through final particulate filtration within the housing, downstream from the UV filtration.
14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising the step of filtering the air through particulate pre-filtration within the housing, upstream from the VOC pre-filtration.
15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the VOC pre-filtration comprises bonded carbon.
16 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising the step of filtering the air through oxidizing and adsorbing VOC post-filtration within the housing, downstream from the UV filtration and upstream from the final particulate filtration.
17 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the VOC pre-filtration comprises one or more filters containing blended carbon and KMnO 4 .
18 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising the steps of filtering the air through particulate pre-filtration within the housing, upstream from the VOC pre-filtration and filtering the air through oxidizing and adsorbing VOC post-filtration within the housing, downstream from the UV filtration and upstream from the final particulate filtration.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the VOC pre-filtration and VOC post-filtration comprise one or more filters containing blended carbon and KMnO 4 .