Filtration of submicron aerosol particles using a carbon fiber ionizer-assisted electret filter

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 811-821

  Noh, Kwang Chul ^a   Lee, Jung Hoon ^a   Kim, Chul ^a   Yi, Sunghwan ^b   Hwang, Jungho ^a   Yoon, Young Hun ^c  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Ventopia Ltd   (South Korea)

^c Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air ion; Carbon fiber ionizer; Collection efficiency; Electret filter; Submicron particle

Indexed keywords

AIR IONS; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRET FILTER; ELECTRET FILTERS; ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIALS; FACE VELOCITY; ION CONCENTRATIONS; RESIDENTIAL HOUSE; SUB-MICRON PARTICLES; SUBMICRON AEROSOL;

CARBON FIBERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFICIENCY; ELECTRETS; ION SOURCES; IONIZATION;

AIR FILTERS;

AEROSOL; CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER; FILTRATION; ION; POLARIZATION; VELOCITY; VENTILATION;

EID: 84863119404     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2011.05.0060     Document Type: Article

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