CASE STUDY

Optimisation of filters-
Reducing CO2 & energy
consumption

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Significant reduction
of CO2 emissions.

Large savings in
energy consumption.

Camfil help to identify opportunities to optimise the remaining facilities.

Customer:

Laboratory & Biosafety

Location:

Denmark

Sector:

Life science

solution

It was time to change the HEPA filters in a ventilation system in this Biotechnology companies production, and Camfil – a long-standing partner – was contacted by this companies HVAC specialists. They were interested in knowing if there was a better and more efficient HEPA filter on the market than the ones that were in the ventilation system at the time.

This Biotechnology company has a strong focus on sustainability and uses every opportunity to improve and optimize purchasing and consumption. The requirements for new filters are less CO2emissions and lower pressure drop over the filters to achieve the best and most efficient results.

Camfil recommended the Absolute VGXL ProSafe, which is an extremely reliable and energy efficient HEPA filter for very high airflows. The filter is lighter, stronger and greener and developed with, among other things, the demands of the pharmaceutical industry in mind.

The HVAC specialists went with Camfil’s recommendation and replaced their 6 existing HEPA filters with 6 Absolute VGXL ProSafe H14 HEPA filters.

The company’s own measurements immediately showed that there was a lot of money to be saved, with the new filter’s low pressure drop compared to the previous filters. This also means a large reduction in this laboratories CO2 emissions.

PROCESS OVERVIEW  

This biotechnology company specializes in research, development and manufacturing of active cancer immunotherapies and vaccines for infectious diseases.

The company has a green profile and works continuously on reducing CO2 emissions and energy consumption and at the same time keep the safety level and product quality at the high level required.

They have +20 ventilation systems in three production buildings and +20 ventilation systems in the remaining buildings.

  CHALLENGES  

  This biotechnology company  was looking for an opportunity to reduce CO2 emissions in connection with filtration in their production, and when the existing HEPA                           filters in a ventilation system had to be replaced, it was an obvious opportunity to investigate new options.

  Optimize with filters with a lower pressure drop than the existing filters in order to achieve energy savings.

  Help to calculate life cycle costs on filtration for all ventilation systems throughout the facility.


product

Product:
HEPA Filter
Model:
Absolute VGXL ProSafe H14 (EN 1822), 6 pcs 
ProSafe:
Certified for the most sensitive processes - the filter has 
been made with qualified materials that offer the maximum 
process safety. There is full material and process 
traceability and control.
Airflow:
15.000m3/h
Initial Pressure Drop:
166 PA 
Application:
Production of vaccines
Installation Date:
2024
Learn more about  the absolute vgxl prosafe

RESULTS

After changing to Camfil’s Absolute VGXL ProSafe H14 HEPA filters, the facilities own measurements have shown a significant reduction in Co2 emissions as well as large savings on energy consumption. The result is so satisfactory that this biotechnology company has requested Camfil to review all of the company’s filter installations in order to calculate life cycle costs for the filters, so that optimization can be done wherever it makes sense. This process is currently ongoing.

Victor Sand Christensen, HVAC Specialist at the Biotechnology company, explains “When you call Camfil you get quick help and advice. I really appreciate the cooperation”.

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