Fiberglass Air Filter Paper: What to Know Before You Buy

If you’re scanning the market for hepa filter paper for sale, you’ve probably noticed two things: prices vary wildly, and the spec sheets can feel like alphabet soup. I’ve toured a few plants, talked with test labs, and—to be honest—cut open more filters than I care to admit. Here’s the practical lowdown on fiberglass HEPA media that buyers actually use to make decisions.

Product Snapshot and Grades

The featured product here is Fiberglass Air Filter Paper (glass microfiber). Grades include F6, F8, F9 (pre/fine) and H10–H13, H15, U15–U16 (HEPA/ULPA). Test standards: EN779/ISO 16890 for coarse/fine and EN 1822/ISO 29463 for HEPA/ULPA. It’s produced in Handan, Hebei, China—Second Building and Studying No.21 Shiji Street, if you like specifics. Many customers say it balances efficiency and pressure drop better than “budget” imports, which tracks with the data I’ve seen.

Technical Specifications (Typical)

Parameter	Typical Range	Notes
Basis weight	60–110 g/m² ≈	Varies by grade (H10–U16)
Thickness	0.30–0.60 mm ≈	Calendered for uniformity
Efficiency	H10–H13 (≥85–99.95% MPPS), H15/U15–U16 (≥99.9995%)	EN 1822 / ISO 29463
Initial ΔP	90–180 Pa @ 0.053–0.1 m/s	Real-world use may vary
Binder system	Phenolic/acrylic hybrid	High temperature stability

How It’s Made (Quick Process Flow)

Materials: borosilicate glass microfibers, controlled fiber diameter distribution, and a heat-cured binder. Method: wet-lay forming, dewatering, thermal curing, calendering, and—if ordered—micro-pleatability treatment. Each lot is tested against ISO 16890/EN 779 (for F6–F9) and EN 1822/ISO 29463 (for H/E/U classes). Service life? In cleanrooms, media often lasts 1–5 years, but it’s the dust loading and ΔP limit that really decide the swap-out.

Applications

Semiconductor fabs, pharma and biotech cleanrooms, hospital HVAC and isolators, battery plants, food/packaging rooms, and even high-end air purifiers that care about MPPS, not just CADR. For frame makers: the media pleats cleanly with hot-melt spacers or aluminum separators; good stiffness helps avoid pleat tip collapse at higher face velocities.

Vendor Landscape (Quick Take)

Vendor	Grades	Certs	Lead Time	Notes
Filters Material (Handan, CN)	F6–U16	ISO 9001, RoHS/REACH	2–5 weeks	Strong value; custom widths
Ahlstrom-Munksjö	F–U grades	ISO 9001/14001	3–7 weeks	Premium branding
H&V (Hollingsworth & Vose)	HEPA/ULPA	ISO 9001	4–8 weeks	Global support

Pricing spreads are real; still, MPPS efficiency and uniformity should trump minor cost deltas when you’re buying hepa filter paper for sale.

Customization

• Widths: 260–1000 mm; core IDs: 3 in/6 in
• Target ΔP tuning via basis weight and binder
• Non-shedding edges for micro-pleaters
• Lot certification: H13/H14 scan, MPPS, gel penetration, and Gurley stiffness

Field Data and Feedback

Battery plant retrofit: H13 media at 99.97% @ MPPS, initial ΔP 120 Pa @ 0.053 m/s; after 9 months, ΔP reached 230 Pa with no pinhole failures (EN 1822 scan), dust holding ≈ 420 g/m². A hospital isolation ward reported quieter fans after switching—small thing, but staff noticed. That’s the kind of real-world signal I trust when comparing hepa filter paper for sale.

Final note: ask for test sheets by lot and insist on EN 1822/ISO 29463 MPPS reporting. If a vendor only quotes “0.3 μm efficiency,” push for MPPS data—it matters.

Certifications and Standards Cited

• ISO 16890 / EN 779 (fine filters)
• EN 1822 / ISO 29463 (HEPA/ULPA, MPPS-based)
• IEST-RP-CC001/006 (cleanroom filter testing practices)
• ISO 9001 quality management

References:

[1] ISO 16890 Air Filters for General Ventilation

[2] EN 1822 High Efficiency Air Filters (EPA, HEPA and ULPA)

[3] ISO 29463 High-efficiency filters and filter media for removing particles in air

[4] IEST Recommended Practices RP-CC001/006