| It seems incredible that a simple machine, roughly | | | | An air purifier should also contain several different |
| the size of a regular desktop computer, can help | | | | filters. This allows a single air purifier to address all |
| to remove airborne contaminants from the air in | | | | of the different airborne pollutants that may be |
| your home. This is exactly what air purifiers do, | | | | present in the air. Certain filters are effective at |
| and they produce visible results. Some people | | | | removing large particles from the air such as dust, |
| continue to be skeptical as to whether air purifiers | | | | pollen, hair, and other large molecules. These filters |
| are truly as effective as manufacturer's claim | | | | usually resemble screens and work in a similar |
| they are. The evidence and countless user | | | | fashion to nets, sieving particles out of the air. |
| reviews, however, make it difficult even for | | | | Another set of filters works to eliminate odors |
| skeptics to continue to be skeptical. | | | | and airborne chemicals from the air. They |
| The Process In A Nutshell | | | | accomplish this by absorbing and holding gases as |
| The entire process through which air purifiers | | | | they pass through the air purifier. This helps to |
| clean the air is relatively simple. It begins with a | | | | remove any odor-causing gases and also harmful |
| mechanical fan contained within the unit. This fan | | | | chemical gases that may be present in the air. |
| spins to draw air into the air purifier, pulling the air | | | | Finally, there is a set of filters dedicated to killing |
| through the filters and allowing it to be cleaned. | | | | and removing biological organisms. This is generally |
| Previously, purifiers did not include fans, and | | | | based around using heat or UV light to kill the |
| instead cleaned only air that circulated naturally | | | | biological contaminants. Bacteria and viruses are |
| through the unit. This proved to be too ineffective | | | | also eliminated through this process, making the |
| and only allowed small volumes of air to be | | | | air that much cleaner and safer for the people |
| cleaned. | | | | within your home. |
| In front of the fan are several different filters, | | | | Problems |
| each of which has been designed to remove a | | | | Some people point out that certain purifiers |
| particular form of pollutant from the air. There | | | | encounter problems with ozone. Ozone is actually |
| are filters designed to deal with dust, pollen, odors, | | | | one of the filters that can be used to remove |
| hair, chemicals, mold, mildew, viruses, bacteria, and | | | | odors and chemical gases. Ozone consists of a |
| many more pollutants. The fan pulls the air | | | | form of activated oxygen, and can be harmful to |
| through these filters, and as it passes through | | | | people when it is inhaled in significant amounts. |
| them, pollutants are removed. The air that comes | | | | While this may have been a problem with early |
| out on the other side of the purifier is clean and | | | | purifiers, the purifiers on the market today have |
| relatively free of pollutants. | | | | addressed this problem. Ozone is no longer |
| Thanks to the fan actively moving air in and out | | | | allowed to escape from the purifiers, and it is |
| of the air purifier, the entire room also benefits | | | | kept inside the unit where it will not harm your |
| from increased circulation. Instead of remaining | | | | health. You should always do some research |
| stagnant, the air within the room moves as a | | | | before you purchase any particular product, |
| result of the action of the purifier. This constant | | | | however, to see if other consumers have had |
| circulation of air benefits the health of whoever is | | | | any problems with it. |
| in the room. | | | | |