Submicrometer particle removal indoors by a novel electrostatic precipitator with high clean air delivery rate, low ozone emissions, and carbon fiber ionizer

Indoor Air

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 369-378

  Kim, H J ^a,b   Han, B ^a   Kim, Y J ^a   Oda, T ^b   Won, H ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c RandD Department   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Air cleaner; Carbon fiber ionizer; Clean air delivery rate; Electrostatic precipitation; Ozone; Submicron particles

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; CARBON FIBERS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS; ELECTROSTATICS; IONIZATION; OZONE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

AIR DELIVERY RATE; CARBON FIBER IONIZERS; CLEAN AIR; CLEAN AIR DELIVERY RATE; COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; IONIZATION STAGES; SINGLE PASS; SUBMICROMETER PARTICLE; SUBMICRON PARTICLE;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

CARBON; CARBON FIBER; OZONE;

AIR CLEANER; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARBON FIBER IONIZER; CLEAN AIR DELIVERY RATE; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; EVALUATION STUDY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; STATIC ELECTRICITY; SUBMICRON PARTICLES;

AIR CLEANER; CARBON FIBER IONIZER; CLEAN AIR DELIVERY RATE; ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION; OZONE; SUBMICRON PARTICLES;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALGORITHMS; CARBON; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84884202818     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12037     Document Type: Article

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