Charcoal Air Purifiers
If you are new to air purifiers you may be wondering
why you would ever have charcoal or carbon inside of it.
Unknown to most peole activated charcoal and carbon are
amazingly good at absorbing odors and smells from
areas. Below, I will show you how they absorb odors and
have reviews of the best carbon air purifiers available.
Use this link to skip to the reviews.
Charcoal Air Purifier Information
In the following sections, I will go over how charcoal
can get rid of odors and smells within your home and
business effectively. I will also show you some pictures
of charcoal filters and what they are composed of.
How does Charcoal Purify the Air?
Charcoal is probably not the first you think of when
you think of absorbing odors. You probably think of
firing up the grill and making hamburgers. The trick
to the technology is the use of Activated Charcoal or Carbon.
It is infused with oxygen, which opens up the millions
of pores between the carbon atoms in the charcoal. Now
odors can be bonded within the pores of the carbon.
What Can Activated Charcoal Absorb
You will be suprised what charcoal air purifiers can
absorb and protect you from breathing. All the smells
from your trash can, feces, smoke, and even
hazardous chemicals can be absorbed. That's right I
said hazardous chemicals can be absorbed. You might
be thinking bleach or house cleaning fluids, but it
can even stop things like mustard and nerve gas. If
you have seen a gas mask guess whats in it.....
What do Charcoal Air Purifiers Look Like?
You will find that charcoal air purifiers
look just like any other air purifier. Mostly because a lot of air
purifiers have charcoal put in them as a pre-filter before it gets
to the HEPA filter or ionizing wires. It is one of the first steps
of filtration in most cases. Everybody loves fresh smelling air. It
is not like ozone, but does the job if you can circulate the air
through it.
Charcoal Pre-Filters
These filters are not much different from the ones you have in your
central air system. The only difference is what is inside of them
to trap particles. Yes, charcoal pieces sandwiched between to filter
linings to make it keep shape. The charcoal generally lasts about a
year before it needs to be replaced. If you look below you will
see a picture of it.
You might be wondering why this looks familiar. It is because you have
seen it before if you have owned an aquarium. The air purifier water filter
in the aquarium using activated charcoal to absorb odors from the
standing water. You wouldn't want a swamp smell in your house would
you?
Charcoal Air Purifier Reviews
In this section, you will find a list of great air purifiers
that have carbon filters within them. Each one is an
air purifier with washable filter so the only thing
you will have to replace is the carbon, which is cheap
($2.00 a pound) when it is unable to absorb smells. Some of
these air purifiers will have a HEPA filter and those must
be replaced on their own schedule.
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