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When it comes to fumes and gasses from your large
format printer,
we are definitely thinking inside the box. The human nose can detect solvent fumes from inkjet printers
at levels of less than 1ppm, while permissible exposure levels are
as high as 20 ppm
(parts per million). CaptiveAir refinement systems remove VOC's from your
print environment, at the source, before it reaches the air.
Captures
and Adsorbs Fumes At Source
Traditionally air purification and treatment has dealt with removing
particulate and contaminates from the air after they are released. This
reactionary process of treating the air exposes your employees and the
enviromnent to fumes from solvents. CaptivAir cleaning products offer
a proactive process of removing fumes from drying solvent based inks
at the source,
on the printer.
More effective and efficient than room scrubbers or venting / exhausting
, CaptivAir uses a small air purification box and hood to remove VOC's
as the plotter lays the ink on page.
An optional infrared dryer is available to decrease drying time, further reducing
off gassing.
How do we know it works?
Tests were conducted in January 2005 by Sun Chemicals on a similar PAT System
running on a MacDermid ColorSpan DisplayMaker solvent inkjet printer. The printer
was run for 10 minutes without the purifier and then for 10 minutes with the
purifier.
The tests were done in a 20 foot by 20 foot room with an eight foot ceiling,
with no existing ventilation source other than the exit door. The PAT system
was responsible for reducing levels of the Solvent ink fumes identified as a
VOC (Volatile organic compound) composed of 2-butoxy ethyl acetate from 45 ppm
down to 6 ppm.
The same room was then ventilated to a rate of six air changes per hour to represent
a more normal environment. Subsequently, the 2-butoxy ethyl acetate readings
dropped to only 2 ppm.
Benefits over "Room Scrubbers"
One of the most common responses to considering an air purification system is "Why not just use a room scrubber? It seems cheaper."
Due to the variability of room layouts, airflow patterns produced by the air
output of the room scrubber are unpredictable. This may cause the fumes to end
up in contact with a person, into adjacent rooms, or neighboring businesses before
the purifier has a chance to deal with it.
In addition, these unpredictable airflow patterns may also extend the time required
to clean the room air because the fumes do not always take a direct path back
to the purifier.
