What are the Advantages of Activated Charcoal Treatment for a Cabin Air Filter?

December 9, 2020

Cabin air filters improve the health of drivers by trapping contaminants, such as dust and pollen, providing clean cabin air to you and all those who ride in your car. Air cabin filters also help keep the HVAC working properly to both stop odors and to keep the air pumping freely and quickly through your heater and air conditioner. All of this is expected from an air filter, but things get bett...

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What Is the Purpose of a Cabin Air Filter?

October 27, 2020

The Purpose of a Cabin Air Filter The purpose of a car cabin air filter is fairly straightforward: it filters out the air that’s coming into the cabin of your vehicle. This may not seem like a big deal, as you often drive with the window open, and the air outside is fresh and clean, but reality may surprise you. The truth is that there are a lot of things on the road that are getting sucked up ...

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Where is the Cabin Air Filter in My Car?

September 9, 2020

This seems like a straightforward question, but the reality is that many people can’t answer it. In fact, many people aren’t even aware that their car has a cabin air filter, let alone where it is. It’s this lack of awareness that often makes the cabin air filter one of the most neglected filters that a vehicle has. Cabin air filter neglect can lead to symptoms such as bad smells in the cabin, ...

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Air Pollution Sources

September 3, 2020

Air is a mixture of different gases with Nitrogen as the major component having a concentration of 78.09% and oxygen 20.95%. The remaining 0.96% comprises of argon, carbon dioxide, and other gases. Air also contains water vapors. All of these gases are present in the air in harmless concentrations. Due to human activity or natural processes such as fires, the concentration of the harmful gases ...

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Air Filtration Technologies

September 3, 2020

Air filters are an integral part of all modern ventilation systems, preventing unwanted dust and other particles from entering the ‘clean’ environment of your home, office, or car. The designs and technology behind them have been the subject of constant improvement, providing filtration of ever-smaller particles, removal of noxious smells, and improving the overall turnover of air within the sy...

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Types, levels and health effects of air pollution

September 3, 2020

What is air pollution? Air pollution is defined as the presence in the outdoor or indoor air of harmful substances at concentrations above their natural levels, which affect humans, animals, plants, and materials 1. There are many harmful substances entering the environment: sulfur and nitrogen oxides (SOx and NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (PM), which are the tiny ...

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What is Activated Charcoal?

September 3, 2020

What is Activated Charcoal? Activated carbon, commonly referred to as “activated charcoal” is an extremely porous form of carbon that is widely used in the purification of water and air. When activated the charcoal has been specifically processed to enhance its porous quality while increasing the surface area. It is highly effective in removing unwanted smells such as food, cigarette, pet odor,...

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How Filters Work: Mechanical Processes

September 3, 2020

Early filtration products were designed to protect mechanical equipment, mostly combustion engines. In recent decades, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has become a primary focus, especially as it relates to our health and comfort at home, at work or in transit. It also relates to advance technologies for clean-rooms in a health care setting, semiconductor chips in a manufacturing facility, or artwork ...

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