385. Performance Comparison of Indoor Air Cleaners

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Chen ◽  
K. Chang ◽  
T. Lin ◽  
C. Hsu ◽  
Y. Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Air ◽  
Performance Comparison ◽  
Air Cleaners

scholarly journals Electrostatic Precipitators as an Indoor Air Cleaner—A Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8774
Author(s):  
Alireza Afshari ◽  
Lars Ekberg ◽  
Luboš Forejt ◽  
Jinhan Mo ◽  
Siamak Rahimi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Air ◽  
Indoor Environment ◽  
Indoor Environmental Quality ◽  
Air Filtration ◽  
Pressure Drops ◽  
Air Cleaning ◽  
Air Cleaner ◽  
Air Cleaners ◽  
Electrostatic Precipitators ◽  
Cleaning Technology

Many people spend most of their time in an indoor environment. A positive relationship exists between indoor environmental quality and the health, wellbeing, and productivity of occupants in buildings. The indoor environment is affected by pollutants, such as gases and particles. Pollutants can be removed from the indoor environment in various ways. Air-cleaning devices are commonly marketed as benefiting the removal of air pollutants and, consequently, improving indoor air quality. Depending on the type of cleaning technology, air cleaners may generate undesired and toxic byproducts. Different air filtration technologies, such as electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) have been introduced to the market. The ESP has been used in buildings because it can remove particles while only causing low pressure drops. Moreover, ESPs can be either in-duct or standalone units. This review aims to provide an overview of ESP use, methods for testing this product, the performance of existing ESPs concerning removing pollutants and their byproducts, and the existing market for ESPs.

scholarly journals The use of portable HEPA air cleaners to improve residential indoor air quality during biomass burning events.

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 436-437
Author(s):  
Wheeler A ◽  
Longley I ◽  
Reisen F ◽  
Kachhara A ◽  
Borchers Arriagada N ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Biomass Burning ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Air Cleaners

Primary and secondary consequences of indoor air cleaners

Indoor Air ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Siegel
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Air ◽  
Air Cleaners

scholarly journals Effectiveness and Eco-Costs of Air Cleaners in Terms of Improving Fungal Air Pollution in Dwellings Located in Southern Poland—A Preliminary Study

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1255
Author(s):  
Ewa Brągoszewska ◽  
Magdalena Bogacka ◽  
Krzysztof Pikoń
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Airborne Fungi ◽  
Average Concentration ◽  
Indoor Environments ◽  
Air Cleaners ◽  
Indoor Air Pollutants

Epidemiological evidence shows that air pollution is responsible for several million premature deaths per year. By virtue of being responsible for these deaths, economic evidence shows that air pollution also imposes a so-called economic cost to society of several trillion dollars per year. The diseases caused by biological air pollutants are of primary global concern for both social and economic reasons, and given that people may spend more than 90% of their time in enclosed spaces, the investigation into methods to remove indoor air pollutants is of paramount importance. One of the methods to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) is to use air cleaners (ACLs) with high-efficiency particulate air filters (HEPA) that remove biological indoor air pollutants from indoor environments. This work presents the results of a study of fungal aerosol samples collected during the summer season from inside two dwellings (DG1 and DG2) before and after starting the use of ACLs. The fungal aerosol samples collected from each of the six stages of the sampler were incubated on agar plates at 26 °C, and the colony forming units (CFU) were manually counted and statistically corrected. The concentration of living airborne fungi was expressed as the CFU in the volume of air (CFU·m−3). The average concentration of fungal aerosol decreased the most when the ACLs were active for 24 min. The reduction was from 474 CFU·m−3 to 306 CFU·m−3, and from 582 CFU·m−3 to 338 CFU·m−3 in DG1 and DG2, respectively. The use of ACLs was assessed by the life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. This study highlights the benefits of controlling biological air pollutants in order to keep occupants of buildings happy and healthy.

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