Notice of Change About OurNew VOC Filter

We would like to inform everyone of the newly released ASTEC VOC Filter VFAS-001. There are some changes regarding the specifications compared to the previous model.

Appearance Comparison

The size of our new VOC Filter has been reduced by almost half when compared to the previous model, but the performance is improved due to the powder form activated carbon (refer to the Technical Data Comparison for more details).
Please note that the size of the connectors is also different.

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Technical Data Comparison

Comparison items		VFAS-001	ASIF-SM06
Gas inlet membrane filter		Yes – Hydrophobic PTFE 0.22	Yes – Hydrophobic PTFE 0.25
Membrane filter after mesh filter		Yes – Nylon Filter 0.22	Yes – Nylon Filter 0.25
Power form activated carbon		Yes	No
Special air tunnel for activated carbon		Yes	No
Membrane filter in carbon outlet section		Yes – Hydrophobic PTFE 0.22	No
Filter mesh in carbon outlet section		Yes – Nylon Filter 0.22	No
Carbon post air distributor grid panel		Yes	No
HEPA filter		Yes – %99.997 Cartridge HEPA Filter	Yes – %99.997 Cartridge HEPA Filter
Leakproof O-ring		Yes	No
Connector Type		YRC exclusive coupling	CPC exclusive coupling
Vacuum packaging		Yes	Yes
γsterilization		Yes	No
Maximum load pressure		0.08Mpa(0.03-0.06Mpa recommended)	0.2Mpa(0.15Mpa recommended)
Recommended replacement frequency		6 months	6 months
VOC removal rate	Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)	100%	100%
	1Methoxy 2Propanol	100%	96%
	Pentanal	100%	100%
	Cyclohexanone	100%	99%
	Phenol	100%	100%
	2Ethyl 1Hexanol	100%	80%

Changeover Timing

We will be shipping the new model (each box containing 2 filters) effective immediately, since the previous model is already unavailable.

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