Dynamic Air Cleaners have been used successfully around the world to remove VOCs, mold spores, and ultrafine particles from indoor air and outdoor ventilation air, and to mitigate odors from exhaust air. Within the rapidly expanding legal marijuana industry, Dynamic Activated Carbon Matrix (ACM) Systems have been used successfully to mitigate odors from exhaust air at large commercial marijuana growing operations to meet local codes and ordinances.
Dynamic ACM Systems offer a scalable odor removal solution for large or small grows. Dynamic ACM Systems do not load as quickly as pellet based systems and work in humid environments up to 99% RH. And Dynamic ACM systems have up to a 60% lower pressure drop, reducing blower horsepower by up to 50% compared to pellet systems. This is important for smaller packaged equipment that can't handle high static conditions.
Some of the most critical grow room design considerations involve the environment. Many commercial cultivators wishing to avoid costly mistakes have gone in the direction of sealed and controlled grow facilities. Other key elements include employee decontamination areas, maintaining positive air pressure in the space, and maintaining adequate and constant airflow that is distributed evenly to promote CO2 dispersion and eliminate stagnant areas.
Incoming air should be filtered with high-efficiency air purification systems, MERV 12 or greater, to filter airborne contaminants including fungi, mold spores, and bacteria.
Germicidal sterilization of heating and cooling coil surfaces using UVC light can also provide valuable protection, especially in humid climates.
High-efficiency Dynamic Air Cleaners are used around the world as an alternative to traditional passive filters. Filtration can be expensive. Not because of the cost of the filters, but because of the ongoing energy costs which make up 90% of the cost of filtration. Air movement consumes over 40% of the energy in most buildings. With traditional passive filters, as efficiency increases, so does the amount of energy required to push air through the filter. Dynamic Air Cleaners have low pressure resistance in addition to mechanisms that remove odors and VOCs – something passive filters won’t do.
Look for Dynamic Air Quality Solutions at the annual Marijuana Business Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, NV and at the annual Cannabis Cultivation Conference in Oakland, CA.