Air Purifier

Identifying the different Types of Air Purifiers

Do not live in a household where your lungs are your only filter!  Your lung deserves clean air to breathe.  Their are many different kind of Home Air Purifiers that it might be difficult to determine which one  you need.  I will help you distinguish between the different types of Air Purifiers.

Hepa Filter Air Purifiers

HEPA stands for High Efficiency Particulate Arrestor, which is a type of filter that can filter and trap particles 0.3 microns and at a efficiency of 99.97% Hepa can has an extremely high efficiency level in clearing dangerous particles. They can remove even the smallest of microns. The main instrument in the HEPA purifiers that makes it work so efficiently is not only the cloth type filter, but the fan that moves the air through the machine. The fans aid the trapping of contaminates onto the filter, while the small particles attaches itself to the charcoal in that filter. Depending on what type of HEPA purifier it is, the direction of the fan differs. Some have unidirectional fan (which is good for purifying the entire home), and some have a straight design that draws the air in from the back, and clean air out from the front (which is best for one room).

Ionic air purifiers

Ionic air purifiers do not have a cloth filter like Hepa Filter. They ionize the air causing the particles in the air to take on a negative or positive charge. This works because inside the Ionic Air Purifier there are a negative collection plate, which captures the positive particles and a positive collection plate, which captures the negative particles. Ionic air purifiers are very popular because they are more quiet than the standard noisier Hepa filter.

Carbon Air Purifiers

Carbon Air Purifiers are highly effective with gas, smokes and odors, but not as effective with allergens, dust, and bacteria. Carbon air filters are comprised of very tiny extremely absorbent pores. They chemically react to the particles that pass through them. Larger particles are stuck in the many pores.

UV Light Purifier

UV Light Purifiers also known as Ultraviolet radiation works by using an Ultra Violet light which sterilizes different microorganisms. It is extremely effective on viruses, bacteria, and mold. The UV lamp combined with a filter trap the particles, and then the UV light sterilizes and renders the particles harmless

Ozone Air Purifiers

Ozone air purifiers work like an ionic air purifier but it is most effective on odors. Ozone is a highly reactive, unstable molecule that oxidizes anything it comes in contact with. The ozone air purifiers cause a chemical reaction which breaks down the pollutants, but the pollutants turn into other pollutants, Which is the drawback of these machines. It is advised that you run the machine on low, and then open the window to release the ozone

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