Maintain Worker Health and Safety, Improve Productivity
- Compressed air contaminants contribute to respiratory ailments and excessive absenteeism.
- Low concentrations of carbon monoxide detrimentally affect bodily coordination, reaction time, and visual acuity causing accidents; higher concentrations can lead to permanent impairment or death.
- The oily odor in compressed air causes nausea and breathing discomfort.
- Filter panels and powered air respirators do not remove carbon monoxide (CO). If CO is detected, production must stop or expensive bottled air used.
- Water, oil, and solid particles, if not removed, can damage critical components, cause regulators to clog and in outdoor applications cause airlines to freeze.
Economical
Hankison Catalite purifiers allow you to utilize your compressed air supply (even if supplied by lubricated compressors) for breathing. It is an economical alternative to costly high pressure air cylinders or a separate breathing air system.
Catalite purifiers are completely engineered, packaged systems consisting of five filter/purification stages.
- A Hankison one micron coalescing filter removes gross solid and liquid contaminants.
- A Hankison 0.01 micron ultra high efficiency coalescing type oil removal filter removes virtually all liquid oil aerosols (mist).
- A Hankison pressure-swing regenerative desiccant dryer dependably reduces the moisture content to a level that ensures the effectiveness of the catalyst bed.
- A catalyst bed lowers carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations by converting CO to CO2.
- A Hankison activated carbon filter removes oil vapor (and other gases normally adsorbable by activated carbon) and the undesirable odor it imparts to the air. A final layer of media prevents solid particles 0.01 microns and larger from passing downstream.
Meets OSHA and CSA Standards for Breathing Quality Air
There are a number of standards that describe breathing air quality. In the United States the most common is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) standard 29 CFR1910.134 and in Canada CSA (Canadian Standards Association) standard CAN3-Z180.1-M85. Catalite purifiers will reduce the concentration of contaminants normally found in compressed air to levels acceptable for breathing. However, air that is oxygen deficient or grossly contaminated cannot be purified to acceptable levels. Locate the compressor intake in a clean environment with sufficient oxygen.
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