Small-Scale Botanical in Enhancing Indoor Air Quality: A Bibliometric Analysis (2011-2020) and Short Review

Huiyi Tan; Keng Yinn Wong; Hong Yee Kek; Kee Quen Lee; Haslinda Mohamed Kamar; Wai Shin Ho; Hooi Siang Kang; Xinyou Ho; Bemgba Bevan  Nyakuma; Syie Luing  Wong; Muhammad Akmal Hakim  Hishammuddin

doi:10.37934/progee.19.1.1337

Authors

Huiyi Tan School of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
Keng Yinn Wong School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai Johor, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1261-5216
Hong Yee Kek School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
Kee Quen Lee Mechanical Precision Engineering Department, Malaysia-Japan International Institute Technology, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Haslinda Mohamed Kamar School of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2528-8330
Wai Shin Ho School of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
Hooi Siang Kang School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
Xinyou Ho School of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Benue State University, P.M.B 102119 Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria.
Syie Luing Wong Dpto. Matemática Aplicada, Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales y Tecnología Electrónica Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Muhammad Akmal Hakim Hishammuddin College of Civil Engineering (CCE), Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P.R. China. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5706-932X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/progee.19.1.1337

Keywords:

Small-scale botanical, Indoor air quality, Bibliometric analysis, Review, VOS Viewer

Abstract

Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) has developed a positive relationship with human health risks. Recently, research findings reported that the pollution level of indoor air could be 2 – 5 times higher than the outdoor air. In some studies, the poor IAQ could reach up to 100 times or more in a natural/ mechanical ventilated building. IAQ depends heavily on the ambient air quality and pollutants/ contaminants produced by household activities. Poor IAQ could lead to various health issues, i.e., asthma, lung cancer, dizziness, fatigue, headaches, etc. One of the possible solutions to overcome the poor IAQ problem is the utilisation of indoor botanical to improve the IAQ. The phytoremediation of botanical is an affordable and environmentally friendly approach to purify the polluted indoor air. Although there is no established recommendation for determining the best indoor botanical in improving the IAQ, many studies have revealed the ability of specific indoor botanicals to remove pollutants/ contaminants. This paper presents the bibliometric analysis and short review based on 79 publications issued in 2011 – 2021. Those articles were extracted from the Web of Science database. Based on the analysis, the number of publications has increased significantly starting from the year 2017. Indoor Air was identified as one of the top productive journals for this research topic.

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