A device for removing particles from a surface of a web of material, the device comprising: a member (2; 2a, 2b) made from an electrically non-conducting material, and having an electrostatically chargeable and dischargeable surface which is movable along a path to and from a particle removal area, wherein the particle removal area is configured for interaction between the member and the web of material to transfer particles from the web of material to the charged member surface by electrostatic attraction; a charging device arranged along the path of the member surface upstream of the particle removal area, wherein the charging device is configured for charging the member surface; and a vacuum cleaning device (60; 60a, 60b) arranged along the path of the member surface downstream of the particle removal area, wherein the vacuum cleaning device is configured to generate a flow of air over the member surface for removal of particles from the member surface, the vacuum cleaning device comprising an ionization device (70; 70a, 70b) configured for neutralizing the member surface and particles on the member surface, characterized in that the member (2; 2a, 2b) comprises a hollow member cylinder (6; 6a, 6b) which is rotatable around an axis (4; 4a, 4b), wherein said member surface is an outer surface of the member cylinder and said path is circular; and the charging device comprises: outside the member cylinder (6; 6a, 6b), a first charge generating device (30; 30a, 30b) for generating electrical charges; and inside the member cylinder (6; 6a, 6b), a counter-electrode (50; 50a, 50b) configured to be in mechanical contact with the inner surface of the member cylinder (6; 6a, 6b), wherein the counter-electrode (50; 50a, 50b) is made at least partly from an electrically conducting material, is configured to be kept at neutral potential or earth potential, and is arranged opposite to the first charge generating device (30; 30a, 30b), for directing the electrical charges generated by the first charge generating device to a predetermined area of the outer surface of the member cylinder. a member (2; 2a, 2b) made from an electrically non-conducting material, and having an electrostatically chargeable and dischargeable surface which is movable along a path to and from a particle removal area, wherein the particle removal area is configured for interaction between the member and the web of material to transfer particles from the web of material to the charged member surface by electrostatic attraction; a charging device arranged along the path of the member surface upstream of the particle removal area, wherein the charging device is configured for charging the member surface; and a vacuum cleaning device (60; 60a, 60b) arranged along the path of the member surface downstream of the particle removal area, wherein the vacuum cleaning device is configured to generate a flow of air over the member surface for removal of particles from the member surface, the vacuum cleaning device comprising an ionization device (70; 70a, 70b) configured for neutralizing the member surface and particles on the member surface, characterized in that the member (2; 2a, 2b) comprises a hollow member cylinder (6; 6a, 6b) which is rotatable around an axis (4; 4a, 4b), wherein said member surface is an outer surface of the member cylinder and said path is circular; and the charging device comprises: outside the member cylinder (6; 6a, 6b), a first charge generating device (30; 30a, 30b) for generating electrical charges; and inside the member cylinder (6; 6a, 6b), a counter-electrode (50; 50a, 50b) configured to be in mechanical contact with the inner surface of the member cylinder (6; 6a, 6b), wherein the counter-electrode (50; 50a, 50b) is made at least partly from an electrically conducting material, is configured to be kept at neutral potential or earth potential, and is arranged opposite to the first charge generating device (30; 30a, 30b), for directing the electrical charges generated by the first charge generating device to a predetermined area of the outer surface of the member cylinder. outside the member cylinder (6; 6a, 6b), a first charge generating device (30; 30a, 30b) for generating electrical charges; and inside the member cylinder (6; 6a, 6b), a counter-electrode (50; 50a, 50b) configured to be in mechanical contact with the inner surface of the member cylinder (6; 6a, 6b), wherein the counter-electrode (50; 50a, 50b) is made at least partly from an electrically conducting material, is configured to be kept at neutral potential or earth potential, and is arranged opposite to the first charge generating device (30; 30a, 30b), for directing the electrical charges generated by the first charge generating device to a predetermined area of the outer surface of the member cylinder.