Electrostatic Precipitators as an Indoor Air Cleaner—A Literature Review

Alireza Afshari, Lars Ekberg, Luboš Forejt, Jinhan Mo, Siamak Rahimi, Jeffrey Siegel, Wenhao Chen, Pawel Wargocki, Sultan Zurami and Jianshun Zhang
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Alireza Afshari: Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University, A.C. Meyers Vaenge 15, DK-2450 Copenhagen, Denmark
Lars Ekberg: CIT Energy Management AB, SE-412 88 Gothenburg, Sweden
Luboš Forejt: Honeywell Aerospace, 78365 Hlubočky-Mariánské Údolí, Czech Republic
Jinhan Mo: Department of Building Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Siamak Rahimi: Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University, A.C. Meyers Vaenge 15, DK-2450 Copenhagen, Denmark
Jeffrey Siegel: Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A4, Canada
Wenhao Chen: Indoor Air Quality Program, Environmental Health Laboratory Branch, California Department of Public Health, Richmond, CA 94804, USA
Pawel Wargocki: International Centre for Indoor Environment and Energy DTU Civil Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Sultan Zurami: CREATE Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise, Singapore 13860, Singapore
Jianshun Zhang: Building Energy & Environmental Systems Laboratory (BEESL), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University, New York, NY 13244, USA

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 21, 1-22

Abstract: Many people spend most of their time in an indoor environment. A positive relationship exists between indoor environmental quality and the health, wellbeing, and productivity of occupants in buildings. The indoor environment is affected by pollutants, such as gases and particles. Pollutants can be removed from the indoor environment in various ways. Air-cleaning devices are commonly marketed as benefiting the removal of air pollutants and, consequently, improving indoor air quality. Depending on the type of cleaning technology, air cleaners may generate undesired and toxic byproducts. Different air filtration technologies, such as electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) have been introduced to the market. The ESP has been used in buildings because it can remove particles while only causing low pressure drops. Moreover, ESPs can be either in-duct or standalone units. This review aims to provide an overview of ESP use, methods for testing this product, the performance of existing ESPs concerning removing pollutants and their byproducts, and the existing market for ESPs.

Keywords: Electrostatic precipitator (ESP); indoor air quality; filter; filtration; air pollutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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