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Air Filtration: Fundamentals, Applications, Innovations, and Future Trends

Writer: WFI TeamWFI Team

🗓️ Tuesday, April 8, 2025

🕗 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT

📍 Online | Live + Recording Access


👩‍🏫 Instructor: Dr. Iyad Al-Attar, Strategic Director , WFI, Canada

👥 Expert Panelists:

  • Dr. Marc Schmidt, Vice President of Technologies Europe at AAF International, Germany

  • Mr. Nick Agopian, President of Reviveaire, USA

  • Mr. Satish Dinakaran, Senior Principal, AprilAire, USA

  • Dr. R. Vijayakumar, Founder, AERFIL, USA

  • Dr. Christine Sun, President, WFI, USA


Course Outline

1. Air Filtration Fundamentals

  • Intorduction, definitions, and historical perspective

  • Common particle collection mechanisms

  • Air filtration processes and technologies

  • Air filter performance characteristics

  • Appropriate filter selection and their application-sensitivies

  • Maintenance practices and replacement strategies

  • Particle loading and filter clogging impact on system performance

  • Perspectives from international filtration experts

  • Current global challenges and regulatory drivers

  • Market opportunities and innovation needs

2. Air Filtration Applications

  • HVAC systems in buildings (offices, schools, retail spaces)

  • Residential applications

  • Airport terminals

  • Healthcare facilities (hospitals, clinics, laboratories)

  • Aerospace and automotive

  • Transportation systems

  • Pharmaceutical industries

  • Industrial dust collection and emission control

  • Land-based gas turbine – power generation

  • Sewage plants

  • Microelectronics manufacturing

  • Personal protection

  • Food and beverage processing

  • Specialty applications

3. Air Filtration Challenges

  • Pre-clogging

  • Leakage

  • Climate conditions (sandstorms, wildfires, pandemics)

  • Filter failures

  • Indoor pollution

  • Managing energy consumption

  • Addressing chemical contaminants

  • Ensuring compliance with regulations

  • Maintaining indoor air quality in diverse environments

  • Public awareness and demand

4. Air Filtration Innovations

  • Advances in filter media

  • Smart filters and sensor integration

  • AI and IoT applications in filter monitoring and optimization

  • Sustainable filtration materials and energy-efficient designs

  • Trends in reusable and eco-friendly filtration solutions

5. Challenges, Opportunities, and Future Trends (Panel Discussion and Q&A)

  • Insights from panel experts

  • Open Q&A and interactive discussion with participants


Ready to elevate your expertise? Join Dr. Al-Attar and global leaders in air filtration for this cutting-edge, newly updated course—only with CFSS 2025!


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Why CFSS 2025?

The CFSS 2025 Program is the most comprehensive, cost-effective, time-efficient, practical, and flexible professional training available. It’s your 24/7 on-demand resource—accessible anytime, anywhere—designed to:

Accelerate business growth

Enhance team capabilities

Advance individual careers

All while supporting the global filtration industry to create a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world.


Why Attend?

Stay ahead of market trends & opportunities

Gain insights from top industry leaders

Learn about emerging filtration technologies

Expand your professional network

✅ The most efficient & sustainable way to stay up to date with the latest and the best.


Ideal Audience

✅ R&D Scientists & Engineers

✅ Marketing & Sales Professionals

✅ Supply Chain & Business Managers

✅ Researchers & Technical Experts

✅ New Hires & Early-Career Professionals

✅ Policy Makers & Standards Developers




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