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Abstract

There is provided a pleated HVAC type filter containing a pleated filter media laminate of a melt blown nonwoven media containing layer and a nanofiber filter media layer. The melt blown nonwoven media containing layer has an upstream face and a downstream face, where the downstream face is laminated to the nanofiber filter media layer. The melt blown nonwoven media further has a very low basis weight of less than 30 grams/m.sup.2 and a thickness of less than 1 mm, the filter media laminate, which includes supporting scrim layers, has a basis weight of less than 200 grams/m.sup.2 and a thickness of less than 3 mm where the filter media laminate is pleated to a pleat density of at least 1 pleats/cm and has an initial pressure drop of less than 0.45 inches of water, a small particle efficiency, relative to 0.3 to 1.0 micron particles, of greater than 70 percent, the nanofiber filter media comprising a nanofiber web on a support backing, wherein the nanofibers have a diameter of less than 1.0 microns and an efficiency relative to 0.8 micron PSL particles of greater than 30 percent.

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