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What is HEPA Filtration? |
It is made of ultra-fine glass fibers pressed into a paper-like material, which is
folded in pleats to maximize surface area, thereby improving air flow and increasing
the apparent thickness of the filter medium relative to the particle’s
angle of attack. The principle means by which HEPA filters stop particles is simply through impact. As a particle tries to penetrate the filter, it runs into a fiber and remains there because of the attraction between positively-charged and negatively-charged materials. |
HEPA is an acronym for High Efficiency Particulate Arresting filtration. It was developed by the military to prevent worker
exposure to radioactive plutonium and other extremely hazardous materials routinely
used in nuclear weapons labs. |
The prospects for a microscopic particle getting through a HEPA filter have been
likened to those of a grain of sand thrown at a haystack. HEPA filters have
been shown to trap up to 99.99% of particles down to 0.3 microns |
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