Currently, the population spends most of the time in indoor environments, which makes Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) very important for health and comfort. As vegetation can act as a biofilter capturing air pollutants, this study aims to assess the effectiveness of a living wall module in the removal of the Total Volatile Organic Compounds (TVOCs) for IAQ improvement. An airtight glass chamber was used to release contaminants, monitoring the TVOCs both with the chamber empty (control) and with a small Fytotextile® living wall module planted with Nephrolepis exaltata L. A substantial reduction of TVOCs was observed when the living wall was inside the chamber. In few hours, TVOCs levels were reduced below the recommended limit (following Spanish regulations). More tests are recommended considering different plant species and other variables related to the IAQ.

当前，人们的大部分时间都花在室内环境中，这使得室内空气质量（IAQ）对于健康和舒适度非常重要。由于植被可以充当捕获空气污染物的生物过滤器，因此本研究旨在评估生物墙模块在去除总挥发性有机化合物（TVOC）中改善室内空气质量的有效性。的气密玻璃室用来释放污染物，监测TVOCs都与腔室空（对照），并与种植用小Fytotextile®活壁模块Nephrolepis exaltataL.当活动壁在室内时，观察到TVOC的大量减少。在几个小时内，TVOC的水平降低到建议的限值以下（遵循西班牙法规）。考虑到不同的植物种类以及与室内空气质量有关的其他变量，建议进行更多测试。