Kitchen ventilation

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Kitchen ventilation is the branch of ventilation specialising in the treatment of air from kitchens.^[1] It addresses the problems of grease, smoke and odours not found in most other ventilation systems.

Kitchen ventilation equipment includes an extractor hood or canopy, and a filtering system. The system's fan may be located in the kitchen or in its ducts.