A simple and efficient method for evaluating air-cleaning performance against airborne allergen particles

Building and Environment

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 272-279

  Kim, Hak Joon ^a   Han, Bangwoo ^a   Kim, Yong Jin ^a   Jeong, Choon Soo ^b   Lee, Sung Hwa ^c  

^a Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^c LG Electronics Inc   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Airborne particles; Allergen; Clean air delivery rate; ELISA; Optical particle counter; Removal efficiency

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALLERGEN; CLEAN-AIR DELIVERY RATE; ELISA; OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTERS; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES;

AIR CONDITIONING; ALLERGIES; CLEANING; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MINING DRILLS; RADIATION COUNTERS; REMOVAL; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

AIR CLEANERS;

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR CONDITIONING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDOOR AIR; PARTICLE SIZE; REAL TIME;

EID: 84872383701     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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