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Title: Ozone Removal by Filters Containing Activated Carbon: A Pilot Study

Abstract

This study evaluated the ozone removal performance of moderate-cost particle filters containing activated carbon when installed in a commercial building heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Filters containing 300 g of activated carbon per 0.09 m2 of filter face area were installed in two 'experimental' filter banks within an office building located in Sacramento, CA. The ozone removal performance of the filters was assessed through periodic measurements of ozone concentrations in the air upstream and downstream of the filters. Ozone concentrations were also measured upstream and downstream of a 'reference' filter bank containing filters without any activated carbon. The filter banks with prefilters containing activated carbon were removing 60percent to 70percent of the ozone 67 and 81 days after filter installation. In contrast, there was negligible ozone removal by the reference filter bank without activated carbon.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Environmental Energy Technologies Division
OSTI Identifier:
1050670
Report Number(s):
LBNL-4828E
TRN: US201218%%882
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Healthy Buildings 2009, Syracuse, New York
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; HEATING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; OZONE; PERFORMANCE; REMOVAL; activated carbon, air cleaning, effectiveness, filter, ozone

Citation Formats

Fisk, William, Spears, Mike, Sullivan, Douglas, and Mendell, Mark. Ozone Removal by Filters Containing Activated Carbon: A Pilot Study. United States: N. p., 2009. Web.
Fisk, William, Spears, Mike, Sullivan, Douglas, & Mendell, Mark. Ozone Removal by Filters Containing Activated Carbon: A Pilot Study. United States.
Fisk, William, Spears, Mike, Sullivan, Douglas, and Mendell, Mark. 2009. "Ozone Removal by Filters Containing Activated Carbon: A Pilot Study". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1050670.
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author = {Fisk, William and Spears, Mike and Sullivan, Douglas and Mendell, Mark},
abstractNote = {This study evaluated the ozone removal performance of moderate-cost particle filters containing activated carbon when installed in a commercial building heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Filters containing 300 g of activated carbon per 0.09 m2 of filter face area were installed in two 'experimental' filter banks within an office building located in Sacramento, CA. The ozone removal performance of the filters was assessed through periodic measurements of ozone concentrations in the air upstream and downstream of the filters. Ozone concentrations were also measured upstream and downstream of a 'reference' filter bank containing filters without any activated carbon. The filter banks with prefilters containing activated carbon were removing 60percent to 70percent of the ozone 67 and 81 days after filter installation. In contrast, there was negligible ozone removal by the reference filter bank without activated carbon.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1050670}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2009}
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