- 13 March 2008 -

Removing odours with media

Kimberly-Clark Filtration Products has launched a range of gas phase filtration media. The 508GP odour control filtration media is intended to be a new way for commercial and institutional buildings to remove odours and other irritant gaseous contaminants from their HVAC system air stream.

The filtration media delivers particulate filtration performance with added odour removal technology to deliver clean, fresh, odour-free air, as a result of its two-layer construction, claim Kimberly-Clark. The upstream layer provides particulate filtration and protects the downstream carbon layer from particulate loading, to ensure maximum odour removal capability.

The downstream layer is made of activated carbon, one of the strongest physical adsorbents, which adsorbs and retains gaseous contaminants. “Filters with Kimberly-Clark brand odour control filtration media allow building owners to add gas phase filtration in single-stage systems without sacrificing particulate filtration performance,” explains Ronald Cox, market manager, Kimberly-Clark Filtration Products. “The new media also makes excellent prefilters for multi-stage systems.” It is stated to be effective with odours such as alcohol, paint, remodelling and finishing odours, combustion exhaust and VOC odours.

The new media is made of thermally bonded 100% synthetic fibres that resist shedding. The activated carbon components are securely bonded as well to prevent carbon shedding. The media can be made into 1 inch, 2 inch, and 4 inch pleated air filters.

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