Fabric Filter

A fabric filter, commonly called a baghouse, bag filter or baghouse filter, is an air pollution control device and dust collector that removes particulates from the gas streams industrial processes release, and power plants, steel mills, pharmaceutical makers, food manufacturers and chemical producers all commonly rely on baghouses to control their air pollutant emissions. Baghouses came into widespread industrial use in the late 1970s, after the invention of high temperature fabrics for the filter media able to withstand temperatures above 350 degrees Fahrenheit, 177 degrees Celsius. A properly functioning baghouse typically reaches a particulate collection efficiency of 99 percent or better even for very small particle sizes, a more consistent performance than an electrostatic precipitator, whose collection efficiency can vary with operating conditions.