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Abstract

Environmental regulation for fine particle in Korea is based on the emitted mass per unit volume. Thus, industrial plants that emit large quantities of dust are not concerned with fine particles such as PM (particulate matter) 2.5 and PM 10; as fine particles, compared to large particles, do not cause a significant effect on the total emitted mass. However, fine particles must be controlled, as there are increasing concerns about these particles worldwide. In this study, removal efficiency for fine particles by industrial filtration systems was experimentally measured. The most common industrial filtration system is a bag filter, with two different types of materials characterized in terms of the efficiency. Based on numerous experiments, the removal efficiency of glass fiber material was superior to that of polyester material. In addition, several experiments were later conducted to explain these results.