HEPA Filter for 3D Printer

**Air Scrubber for 3D Printers**

The *Prusa i3 MK2S* is a great printer especially for the hobbyist or light industrial desktop user. That having been said it is a raw printer without a lot of accessories that would make it a great printer. The is the first in a series of accessories that I designed for the *i3*. The others are:

- Enclosure
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2396990
- Spool Holder
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2398480
- OctoPrint Print Server
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2401423

This accessory is intended to remove VOC and Ultra Fine particles from the enclosure housing the printer.

3D Printers produce VOC and Ultra Fine particles as a unwanted byproduct of melting and extruding plastics. See recent study by Illinois Institute of Technology and The University of Texas at Austin among others: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.est.5b04983

Additionally some filaments emit a noxious odor when heated to high temperatures.

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