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C-POLAR and NanoFlashing™ questions, with the company’s answers and the sources they come from.

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Is the proposed product suitable for a combustible-dust environment?

The company publishes no assessment for a combustible-dust environment and makes no claim for one.

The label for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter sets where the filter is used: forced-air heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in homes, businesses and institutions that take a panel filter of the stated size and run at or below the rated airflow and maximum face velocity. The Terms of Use state that Site Content is general information and not medical, clinical, engineering, manufacturing, safety, or other professional advice.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label; C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/) and C-POLAR — Contact (https://cpolar.tech/contact/).

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  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label
  2. C-POLAR — Terms of Use
  3. C-POLAR — Contact
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Could an electrically insulating filter interfere with a plant's static-control measures?

The Statement of Classification sets out that the charge is measured as surface charge density, and the company publishes no conductivity, resistivity or earthing data.

The Statement of Classification names that one measured quantity and no other electrical property. The polarity is a positive electric charge at rest. It is measured as surface charge density, in nanocoulombs per square centimetre. The filter is passive. It draws no power, and it has no power supply, electrode, lamp or reservoir. The company publishes no conductivity, no resistivity and no earthing data for the media or the frame.

A question about a particular product or market can be sent to [email protected] or +1 604 630 6830.

Source: Statement of Classification for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter, sections 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4, issued by NF Technical Products Inc.; C-POLAR — Contact, https://cpolar.tech/contact/.

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  1. Statement of Classification for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter, NF Technical Products Inc.
  2. C-POLAR — Contact
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Can it serve as part of local exhaust for welding under a documented industrial use?

Local exhaust ventilation for welding is outside what the company claims.

The label for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter sets where the filter is used: forced-air heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in homes, businesses and institutions that take a panel filter of the stated size and run at or below the rated airflow and maximum face velocity. The Terms of Use state that Site Content is general information and not medical, clinical, engineering, manufacturing, safety, or other professional advice.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label; C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/) and C-POLAR — Contact (https://cpolar.tech/contact/).

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  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label
  2. C-POLAR — Terms of Use
  3. C-POLAR — Contact
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Does the material tolerate oil mist from machining operations?

The label directs that the filter is not used in ducts carrying oil mist.

The NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label directs use in dry air only, and directs that the filter not be used in ducts carrying liquid water, steam or oil mist, or anywhere the media may become wet. It also directs that a filter whose media is wet not be installed.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label.

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  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label
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Could sticky overspray from a paint process rapidly block the medium?

The company publishes no loading test with a sticky aerosol such as paint overspray.

The conditions tested, listed on the Validation page, are heavy dust loaded, fast air flow, used filter for 1 year, after 60 washes, after 2 years of storage, and after 60C for 64 days. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.”

Source: C-POLAR — Validation (https://cpolar.tech/validation/) and C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/).

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Is there evidence for use in a flour-handling environment?

The company publishes no test in a flour-handling environment.

The conditions tested, listed on the Validation page, are heavy dust loaded, fast air flow, used filter for 1 year, after 60 washes, after 2 years of storage, and after 60C for 64 days. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.”

A question about a particular product or market can be sent to [email protected] or +1 604 630 6830.

Source: C-POLAR — Validation (https://cpolar.tech/validation/) and C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/).

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Can a warehouse's large open doors defeat assumptions about recirculated filtered air?

Air that enters through a large open door has not passed through the filter.

The label for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter states: “This filter treats the air that passes through it.” It also states: “It works alongside ventilation and cleaning, not in place of them.” and “Results in a building depend on the system, the airflow, and how well the filter fits its track.” The filter captures airborne particles mechanically and by electrostatic attraction.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label.

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  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label
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Does a cold-storage warehouse need a different approach to condensation on the filter?

The label directs that the filter is not used anywhere the media may become wet.

The NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label directs use in dry air only, and directs that the filter not be used in ducts carrying liquid water, steam or oil mist, or anywhere the media may become wet. It also directs that a filter whose media is wet not be installed.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label.

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  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label
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Could airborne corrosive chemicals damage the treatment or frame?

The company publishes no chemical-resistance data for the media or the frame.

The conditions tested, listed on the Validation page, are heavy dust loaded, fast air flow, used filter for 1 year, after 60 washes, after 2 years of storage, and after 60C for 64 days. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.”

Source: C-POLAR — Validation (https://cpolar.tech/validation/) and C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/).

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Can the product be used upstream of a process that requires tightly controlled air purity?

The company publishes no classification of the air leaving the filter and makes no cleanroom claim.

The label for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter sets where the filter is used: forced-air heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in homes, businesses and institutions that take a panel filter of the stated size and run at or below the rated airflow and maximum face velocity. The Terms of Use state that Site Content is general information and not medical, clinical, engineering, manufacturing, safety, or other professional advice.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label; C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/) and C-POLAR — Contact (https://cpolar.tech/contact/).

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  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label
  2. C-POLAR — Terms of Use
  3. C-POLAR — Contact
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Does the material tolerate cleaning schedules used in a food-processing plant?

The filter is replaced rather than cleaned, so it does not enter a wash-down schedule.

The label directs that the filter is not washed, vacuumed, brushed, blown out or reused. It also directs: “Use in dry air only. Do not use in ducts carrying liquid water, steam or oil mist, or anywhere the media may become wet.” The housing of an appliance built around the filter is its maker's, and so are its cleaning instructions.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label; C-POLAR — About (https://cpolar.tech/about/).

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  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label
  2. C-POLAR — About
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Would a filter installed near forklifts address the relevant emissions from the actual fuel type?

No claim is made about the gases in engine exhaust, whatever the fuel.

What the company states is about particles. NanoFlashing™ attracts negatively charged particles through electrostatic attraction. The filter captures airborne particles mechanically and by electrostatic attraction. The company publishes no result for a gas or a vapour.

Source: C-POLAR — NanoFlashing™, https://cpolar.tech/nanoflashing/; C-POLAR — Validation, https://cpolar.tech/validation/.

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Can a plant rely on room filtration where contaminants are generated close to a worker's face?

A filter cannot act on air that has not reached it, and a contaminant released at a worker's face reaches that worker first.

The label for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter states: “This filter treats the air that passes through it.” It also states: “It works alongside ventilation and cleaning, not in place of them.” and “Results in a building depend on the system, the airflow, and how well the filter fits its track.” The filter captures airborne particles mechanically and by electrostatic attraction.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label.

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  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label
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Does a filter change require a shutdown permit in the proposed production area?

Whether a filter change needs a permit is set by the operator of that production area.

The label for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter states a rated airflow and a maximum face velocity, and instructs: “Do not use where this filter would restrict airflow beyond the system's specification.” It also states: “Improper installation can reduce airflow or damage the equipment.” C-POLAR markets a materials technology.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label; C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/).

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  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label
  2. C-POLAR — Terms of Use
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Can the proposed system maintain performance during a full production shift rather than a short demonstration?

The Validation page lists a used filter for 1 year and heavy dust loading among the conditions tested, and a published result covers the conditions of its own test; the company publishes no test named for a production shift.

The Terms of Use state that a reported result describes only what the identified test found, and that a test of C-POLAR material, a component, or a prototype does not establish the performance of a finished product that incorporates it. They also state that construction, processing, storage, wear, cleaning, other components, and actual use may change the result. Every commercial NanoFlashing™ product is made by a manufacturing partner, in their facility, in their format.

Source: C-POLAR — Validation (https://cpolar.tech/validation/), C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/) and C-POLAR — About (https://cpolar.tech/about/).

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Would the filter interfere with a laboratory fume cupboard's certified operation?

The company publishes no assessment of a fume cupboard and makes no claim about its certified operation.

The label for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter sets where the filter is used: forced-air heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems in homes, businesses and institutions that take a panel filter of the stated size and run at or below the rated airflow and maximum face velocity. The Terms of Use state that Site Content is general information and not medical, clinical, engineering, manufacturing, safety, or other professional advice.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label; C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/) and C-POLAR — Contact (https://cpolar.tech/contact/).

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  1. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label
  2. C-POLAR — Terms of Use
  3. C-POLAR — Contact
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Does the filter have a documented use in abrasive-dust environments?

The company publishes no documented use in an abrasive-dust environment.

The conditions tested, listed on the Validation page, are heavy dust loaded, fast air flow, used filter for 1 year, after 60 washes, after 2 years of storage, and after 60C for 64 days. The Terms of Use state: “A reported result describes only what the identified test found.”

A question about a particular product or market can be sent to [email protected] or +1 604 630 6830.

Source: C-POLAR — Validation (https://cpolar.tech/validation/) and C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/).

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Can a facilities manager distinguish employee comfort complaints from an exposure-control failure?

Comfort and exposure control are judged on the measurements taken in that workplace.

The label for the NanoFlashing™ Air Filter states: “This filter treats the air that passes through it.” It also states: “Air that passes around a filter is not treated by it.” and “Results in a building depend on the system, the airflow, and how well the filter fits its track.”

The Terms of Use state that Site Content is general information and not medical, clinical, engineering, manufacturing, safety, or other professional advice, and that a laboratory reduction in a virus, bacterium, fungus, particle, or other endpoint does not establish a clinical benefit, fewer infections, disease prevention or treatment, or improved health. The judgement belongs to the people responsible for the place, with the measurements they take there.

Source: NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label; C-POLAR — Terms of Use (https://cpolar.tech/terms/).

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  1. C-POLAR — Terms of Use
  2. NanoFlashing™ Air Filter label
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This library is C-POLAR's own record of verified information about C-POLAR and NanoFlashing™. Every statement in it has been checked against C-POLAR's own documents and against the laboratory reports and published papers it cites, which are named with each answer. Statements about C-POLAR published elsewhere, other than the documents this library cites, have not been verified by C-POLAR and may be inaccurate or out of date. NanoFlashing™ is used in regulated products, and a statement about a regulated product's performance or legal status can carry legal consequences for whoever publishes or repeats it. Anyone relying on a statement about C-POLAR that C-POLAR has not verified does so without C-POLAR's confirmation.

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