DAEJEON, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — New technology has been developed to effectively filter fine dust in the white smoke emitted from thermoelectric power plants and waste incinerating facilities. The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials said Wednesday that it had developed a system that filters contaminants in the smoke through simultaneous cooling and absorption [...]
DAEJEON, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology announced Tuesday that it has developed technology to mass produce nanofabric filters for protective masks using centrifugal force. Nano-fabric filters, unlike other filters that rely on electrostatic mechanisms to collect foreign particles, can sustain their capacity to collect dust particles in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho District announced on Wednesday that 149 eco-friendly buses equipped with fine dust filters began operation this month. The buses are equipped with fine dust filters that reduce the amount of emissions consisting of fine dust. The district reported that the filters led to the reduction of 2,721.6 [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Ministry of Environment confirmed on July 20 that Octylisothiazolinone (OIT) – a toxic substance that instigated the Oxy humidifier sterilizer scandal in Korea several months ago – was found in 58 models of air purifiers and three vehicle air conditioner filters currently being sold locally, and advised manufacturers to [...]