PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air purification technique capable of more efficiently removing an organic compound such as a volatile organic compound included in air.SOLUTION: An air purification device X comprises: a soil body 2 in which a plant 1 is planted a culture container for storing the soil body 2 an intake device 3 which communicates to a side wall part 5b or a bottom part 5a of the culture container, which sucks ambient air through the soil body 2 and discharging the ambient air to outside of the culture container and an aerobic bacterium solution 4 capable of decomposing an organic compound which is added to the soil body 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2017,JPO&INPIT【課題】空気に含まれる揮発性有機化合物などの有機化合物をより効率良く除去可能な空気浄化技術を提供する。【解決手段】空気浄化装置Xは、植物1が植えられる土壌体2と、上記土壌体2を収容した栽培用容器と、上記栽培用容器の側壁部5b又は底部5aに連通し、上記土壌体2を介して外気を吸引して上記栽培用容器の外部に排気する吸気装置3と、上記土壌体2に添加する有機物を分解可能な好気性のバクテリア溶液4と、を備える。【選択図】 図1
