Non-Woven Fabric Filter Materials Used in Public Buildings for Filtering Particulate Matter Experience Performance Changes under Ultrasonic Cleaning Based on Dual Carbon Target

Abstract

The long-term use of air filters causes dust to accumulate on their surfaces or fill in the fibers of their internal filtering materials over time, thereby greatly reducing their effectiveness; therefore, the cleaning and replacement of air filter materials in public buildings are of great concern. The most commonly used non-woven fabric materials currently on the market are taken as the research object for this work, in which experiments are conducted on ultrasonic cleaning parameters, cleaning performance, regeneration effects, etc. The results showed that the best cleaning performance was achieved when the ultrasonic cleaning parameter was set to 120 W, and the cleaning time to 11.2 s, with a significant effect on particulate matter with a particle size of less than 2.5 μm. Under the premise of repeated dust containment, when PM10, PM2.5, and PM1.0 are cleaned nine, six, and seven times, respectively, the filtration performance for these particles can also recover to over 85% of the performance of the fresh filter material before cleaning; however, after ten ultrasonic cleanings, the filtration resistance decreased within the range of 4.6~20.7 Pa. In this study, we aim to effectively reduce the replacement of old filters and the generation of incineration pollution, thereby reducing carbon-dioxide-equivalent emissions and providing a reference value for achieving the efficient utilization of filter materials in public buildings under the dual carbon target.

Keywords

• public buildings
• non-woven fabric materials
• ultrasonic cleaning
• filtration performance
• regeneration