Air purifier

The importance of air purifiers

Air purifiers can be defined as devices that remove particles and other pollutants from the air in indoor spaces, and using them at home helps achieve a number of things:

• Helping individuals breathe better; Households usually include smokers, in addition to pets, which leads to the spread of unpleasant and annoying odors in the home.
• Remove all pollutants in the air that a vacuum cleaner cannot remove; This device gets rid of all these pollutants, and also helps people who suffer from asthma, allergies, and any other respiratory problem to feel comfortable.
• Removing various odors, dust, smoke, animal hair, and almost all pollutants in the air. Without them, the house becomes a place for dust and germs to accumulate, and thus various health problems spread there.

Types of air purifiers

Air purifiers include five types:

• Gas-phase air filters: This type removes gases and odors, but is not used in home air purifiers. Because it does not remove many gases (such as carbon monoxide), and its duration of action is rather short.
• Ozone generators: Usually, ultraviolet light or electrical discharge is used to produce ozone, a gas that can cause serious health problems, such as permanent lung problems, and can also lead to asthma. Therefore, the EPA advises against its use.
• Electrostatic air cleanersElectrically charged ionic particles are attached to air pollutants, which causes them to become heavier and thus fall out of the air. Ionizing devices, which produce negative ions, charge the particles suspended in the air with a negative charge, so they then settle on the closest surface upon contact with it, and thus they can be wiped and removed. .
• Air filters that use paper, fabric, or a network of filters to capture pollutants such as dust and animal dander. These filters usually need to be cleaned and replaced periodically. Examples include high-efficiency air filters (HEPA filters), which have a fan that pulls air through filters. Highly efficient particle capture pleat, and according to ForHealthyAir, it is one of the most effective types of air purification because it does not produce ozone.
• UV filtersIt removes biological pollutants, such as bacteria and mold, using ultraviolet light, and should be used with devices that use filters to remove fine particles in addition to biological pollutants from the air. These devices are usually used in hospitals and health care centers, and have also become available in residential air conditioning units. .

Tips for getting the best air purifier

The best air purification device can be found by consulting specialists, in addition to choosing a device that has the ability to purify the size of the room in which it will be used. Among the things that must be taken into consideration when choosing the device:

• the performance.
• the noise.
• the cost.
• Ease of use.