NanoMeld’s High E1™ Filter Media

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of healthy indoor air.

Traditional HVAC air filters have been satisfactory at capturing larger E3 particles (>3,000 nm) like pollen, pet dander, and dust. However, they have been quite ineffective in their ability to ameliorate two major limitations:

1. Trapping smaller E1 particles, like those that carry the COVID-19 virus and other harmful microorganisms; and,

2. Minimizing the undesirable pressure drop with its associated higher air resistance that leads to increased energy costs for the consumer.

NanoMeld manufactures nanofiber-enhanced composites (high E1TM) that, after being incorporated into filters, can overcome those deficiencies.

When nanofibers – small, fibrous materials less than 1,000 nm in diameter – were applied to ASHRAE 52.2 - 2017 rated substrates, the porosity of those substrates decreased. Subsequently, those newly created composites were converted into filters alongside untreated substrates. Testing revealed that the previously lower MERV-rated (MERV 8 & MERV 10) filters with the composite applied became capable of both catching potentially dangerous E1 particles and exhibiting a more advantageous pressure drop than conventional filters currently on the market.

Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) has been strongly linked to a variety of health problems ranging from fatigue, chronic headaches, and dizziness to respiratory difficulties, cardiovascular issues, and cancer. Children, the elderly, and those with chronic medical conditions are particularly vulnerable to contaminated indoor air. The fact that many people spend most of their days inside further emphasizes the importance of healthy air in residential and commercial environments.

NanoMeld’s High E1TM filter media is most effective at capturing airborne illness-causing particles without damaging HVAC systems and without increasing consumers’ energy costs. Healthier indoor air that can help to improve families’ overall health at home, increase student performance at school and boost employee productivity at work is now a reality.

Alexis Mazyck, 843-754-0827, alexism@nanomeld.com

 Chart Notes

B – MERV 8 Media without nanofiber coating

B-NF1 – B with 1 layer of nanofiber coating

B-NF2 – B with 2 layers of nanofiber coating