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What impact does an enclosure with a filter have on the emission of particles and VOCs?

• rmnwski 4y ago
  Emissions will go down, no? Also depends on the filter somewhat, I guess. But from how I understand it, the emissions aren't that high to begin with. Of course breathing in metal nano-particles from filaments with additives doesn't sound that healthy...
  • louislang 4y ago
    I think it would go down, but by how much? And is it significant enough to remove the requirement to vent outside?
    • hsglch 4y ago
      Covers/enclosures seem useful to capture the emissions. Some studies saw reduction of around 90%.
• hsglch 4y ago
  This study tested different control methods, including an enclosure. The enclosure with a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter had the highest removal effectiveness (99.95%) of nanoparticles. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.7b01454 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.7b01454