Spotlight on HVAC filters in indoor air quality

HVAC filter media play a key role in indoor air quality.

As end users become increasingly aware of the importance of indoor air quality, there has been a rise in the demand for high-efficiency filter media in HVAC filters. Kimberly-Clark has responded quickly to this trend by introducing a new line of high-efficiency media for HVAC air filters.

While most competing filter media loses efficiency over time, Kimberly-Clark’s filter media offers high particle capture efficiency all through the life of the air filter. The company’s unique non-woven media combines the advantages of a mechanical structure and an enhanced charge to provide optimum efficiency.

To further ensure unparalleled efficiency, Kimberly-Clark’s media consists of a mix of fibre diameters in a gradient density structure, with loosely-packed fibres on the upstream side and densely-packed fibres on the downstream side.

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As Kimberly-Clark’s media offers low airflow resistance, the HVAC system requires less power to deliver the required quantity of air to the building or home. Another value-added feature of this filter media is that it can be used in various filter types, including mini-pleats, v-banks, bags, rigid cells and aluminum separator filters. This allows the company to position itself as a one-stop shop for filter manufacturers.

Kimberly-Clark has received the 2010 North American Frost & Sullivan Product Leadership of the Year Award. “Over the past few years, providing filter media that fulfils end-user requirements in terms of efficiency and application flexibility has become essential,” said Frost & Sullivan research analyst Alejandro Lozano.