EPA/600/R-12/733
April 2013
Environmental Technology Verification
Baghouse Filtration Products
TTG Inc.
TG100 Filtration Media
(Tested August 2012)
Prepared by
RTI International ETS Incorporated
HRTI
INTERNATIONAL
Under a Cooperative Agreement with
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
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Environmental Technology Verification
Report
Baghouse Filtration Products
TTG Inc.
TG100 Filtration Media
(Tested August 2012)
Prepared by
RTI International
ETS Incorporated
EPA Cooperative Agreement CR 83416901-0
EPA Project Officer
Michael Kosusko
Air Pollution Prevention and Control Division
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION
PROGRAM
SEPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ET/
HRTI
INTERNATIONAL
ETV Joint Verification Statement
TECHNOLOGY TYPE:
APPLICATION:
TECHNOLOGY NAME:
COMPANY:
ADDRESS:
WEB SITE:
E-MAIL:
BAGHOUSE FILTRATION PRODUCTS
CONTROL OF PM2 5 EMISSIONS BY BAGHOUSE
FILTRATION PRODUCTS
TG100 Filtration Media
TTG Inc.
7561 South Highway 13
Higginsville, MO 64037
http://ttgtech.net
ttrimble@ttgtech.net
PHONE: 660-584-2448
FAX: 660-584-3422
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Environmental Technology Verification
(ETV) Program to facilitate the deployment of innovative or improved environmental technologies
through performance verification and dissemination of information. The goal of the ETV Program is to
further environmental protection by accelerating the acceptance and use of improved and cost-effective
technologies. The ETV Program seeks to achieve this goal by providing high-quality, peer-reviewed data
on technology performance to those involved in the design, distribution, financing, permitting, purchase,
and use of environmental technologies.
The ETV Program works in partnership with recognized standards and testing organizations; stakeholder
groups, which consist of buyers, vendor organizations, permitters, and other interested parties; and with
the full participation of individual technology developers. The program evaluates the performance of
innovative technologies by developing test plans that are responsive to the needs of stakeholders,
conducting field or laboratory tests (as appropriate), collecting and analyzing data, and preparing peer-
reviewed reports. All evaluations are conducted in accordance with rigorous quality assurance (QA)
protocols to ensure that data of known and adequate quality are generated and that the results are
defensible.
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The Air Pollution Control Technology Center (APCT Center) is operated by RTI International (RTI), in
cooperation with EPA's National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL). The APCT Center
evaluates the performance of baghouse filtration products (BFPs) used primarily to control PM25
emissions (i.e., particles 2.5 um and smaller in aerodynamic diameter). This verification statement
summarizes the test results for TTG Inc.'s TG100 filtration media.
VERIFICATION TEST DESCRIPTION
All tests were performed in accordance with the APCT Center Generic Verification Protocol for
Baghouse Filtration Products, available at http://www.epa.gov/etv/pubs/05_vp_bfp.pdf The protocol is
based on and describes modifications to the equipment and procedures described in Verein Deutscher
Ingenieure (VDI) 3926, Part 2, Testing of Filter Media for Cleanable Filters under Operational
Conditions, December 1994. The VDI document is available from Beuth Verlag GmbH, 10772 Berlin,
Germany. The protocol also includes requirements for quality management and QA, procedures for
product selection, auditing of the test laboratories, and the test reporting format.
Outlet particle concentrations from a test fabric were measured with an impactor equipped with
appropriate substrates to filter and measure PM2 5 within the dust flow. Outlet particle concentrations were
determined by weighing the mass increase of dust collected in each impactor filter stage and dividing by
the gas volumetric flow through the impactor.
Particle size was measured while injecting the test dust into the air upstream of the baghouse filter
sample. The test dust was dispersed into the flow using a brush-type dust feeder. The particle size
distributions in the air were determined both upstream and downstream of the test filter fabric to provide
accurate results for penetration of PM2 5 through the test filter. All tests were performed using a constant
18.4 ± 3.6 g/dscm (8.0 ± 1.6 gr/dscf) loading rate, a 120 ± 6.0 m/h (6.6 ± 0.3 fpm) filtration velocity
[identical to gas-to-cloth ratio (G/C )], and aluminum oxide test dust with a measured mass mean
aerodynamic diameter maximum of 1.5 um (average of three impactor runs). All BFPs are tested in their
initial (i.e., clean) condition.
Each of the three test runs consisted of the following segments:
Conditioning period—10,000 rapid-pulse cleaning cycles
Recovery period—30 normal-pulse cleaning cycles
Performance test period—six-hour filter fabric test period with impactor.
VERIFIED TECHNOLOGY DESCRIPTION
Baghouses are air pollution control devices used to control particulate emissions from stationary sources
and are among the technologies evaluated by the APCT Center. Baghouses and their accompanying filter
media have long been one of the leading particulate control techniques for industrial sources. Increasing
emphasis on higher removal efficiencies has helped the baghouse to be continually more competitive
when compared to the other generic PM control devices to the point where the baghouse is now the
control option of choice for most industrial applications. The development of new and improved filter
media has further enhanced baghouse capability to control fine PM over an expanded range of industrial
applications.
RTI International is a trade name of Research Triangle Institute.
"Filtration velocity and gas-to-cloth ratio are used interchangeably and are defined as the gas flow rate divided by
the surface area of the cloth.
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TTG Inc. provided the following information about their filter media product. The TTG Inc. TGI00
filtration media is a 22 ounce per square yard (oz/yd2) woven fiberglass fabric laminated with an ePTFE
(expanded polytetrafluoroethylene) membrane. Figure 1 is a photograph of the fabric. Sample material
was received as nine 46 x 91 cm (18 x 36 in.) swatches marked with the manufacturer's model number,
year and month of manufacture, and cake side (the upstream side of the fabric, which is exposed to the
particle-laden air on which the filter cake builds up). Three of the swatches were selected at random for
preparing three circular test specimens 150 mm (5.9 in.) in diameter.
TTG Inc.
PC#TG100
ePTFE Membrane/Woven Fiberglass
Figure 1. Photograph of TTG Inc.'s TG100 filtration media
VERIFICATION OF PERFORMANCE
Verification testing of the TTG Inc.'s TGI 00 filtration media was performed during the period of August
20-31, 2012, for standard test conditions at the test facility of ETS Incorporated, 1401 Municipal Road
NW, Roanoke, VA 24012. Test conditions are listed in Table 1. The overall test results summarized in
Table 2 represent the averages of three individual tests.
The APCT Center quality manager has reviewed the test results and the quality control (QC) data and has
concluded that the data quality objectives given in the generic verification protocol and test/QA plan have
been attained.
This verification statement addresses five aspects of filter fabric performance: filter outlet PM2s
concentration, filter outlet total mass concentration, pressure drop, filtration cycle time, and mass gain on
the filter fabric. Users may wish to consider other performance parameters, such as temperature, service
life, and cost when selecting a filter fabric for their application.
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Table 1. Test Conditions for Baghouse Filtration Products
Brand/Model: TTG Inc.'s TG100 Filtration Media
Test Parameter
Dust concentration
Filtration velocity (G/C)
Pressure loss before cleaning
Tank pressure
Valve opening time
Air temperature
Relative humidity
Total raw gas stream flow rate
Sample gas stream flow rate
Number of cleaning cycles
During conditioning period
During recovery period
Performance test duration
Value
18.4 ± 3.6 g/dscm (8.0 ± 1.6 gr/dscf)
120±6m/h(6.6±0.3fpm)
1, 000 ±12 Pa (4 ±0.05 in. w.g.)
0.5 ± 0.03 MPa (75 ± 5 psi)
50 ± 5 ms
25 ± 2 °C (77 ± 4 °F)
50 ±10%
5.8 ± 0.3 m3/h (3.4 ± 0.2 cfm)
1.13 ± 0.06 m3/h (0.67 ± 0.03 cfm)
—
10,000 cycles
30 cycles
6h±1 s
Beginning of table description. Table 1 is titled Test Conditions for Baghouse Filtration Products; the
Brand/Model is listed as TTG Inc.'s TG100 Filtration Media. The table describes the test conditions that
are specified in the QA/QC requirements for the test; all conditions were achieved for this test. The table
lists the test parameters in one column and their values in the next column. The test parameters include
such items as the dust concentration, filtration velocity, flow rates, air temperature and humidity, and the
number of cleaning cycles during the test. End of table description.
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Table 2. Baghouse Filtration Product Three-Run Average Test Results
for TTG Inc.'s TG100 Filtration Media
Verification Parameter
At Verification Test
Conditions
Outlet particle concentration at standard conditions3
PM2 5, g/dscm
(gr/dscf)
Total mass, g/dscmb
(gr/dscf)
<0.0000167°
(<0.0000073)
<0.0000167°
(<0.0000073)
Average residual pressure drop (A P), cm w.g. (in. w.g.)
Initial residual A P, cm w.g. (in. w.g.)
Residual A P increase, cm w.g. (in. w.g.)
Filtration cycle time, s
Mass gain of test sample filter, g (gr)
Number of cleaning cycles
2.78(1.10)
2.74(1.08)
0.13(0.05)
184
0.12(1.90)
117
Standard conditions: 101.3 kPa (14.7 psia) and 20 °C (68 °F). One or more of the impactor substrate
weight changes for these results were near the reproducibility of the balance.
b Total mass includes the mass of PM2 5 and larger particles that passed through the fabric.
c The measured value was determined to be below the detection limit of 0.0000167 grams per cubic
meter. The detection limit is for a six-hour test and based on VDI 3926.
Beginning of table description. Table 2 is titled Baghouse Filtration Product Three-Run Average Test
Results for TTG Inc.'s TG100 Filtration Media. The table lists the verified test results for this product. The
table lists the verification parameters in one column and their values at the verification test conditions in
the next column. The verification parameters listed include the outlet particle concentration, the pressure
drop characteristics, the filtration cycle time, the mass gain of the test sample, and number of cycles
during the test. End of table description
In accordance with the generic verification protocol, this verification statement is applicable to filter
media manufactured between the signature date of the verification statement and three years thereafter.
signed by Cynthia Sonich-Mullin 3/7/2013
Cynthia Sonich-Mullin Date
Director
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
United States Environmental Protection Agency
signed by Jason Hill 11/1/2012
Jason Hill Date
Director
Air Pollution Control Technology Center
RTI International
NOTICE: ETV verifications are based on an evaluation of technology performance under specific, predetermined
criteria and the appropriate quality assurance procedures. EPA and RTI make no express or implied warranties as to
the performance of the technology and do not certify that a technology will always operate as verified. The end user
is solely responsible for complying with any and all applicable federal, state, and local requirements. Mention of
commercial product names does not imply endorsement.
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