Negative Ions Are The Power Behind The Ion Air Purifier

Air purifiers usually fall into three categories: Filter media air purifiers (Hepa air purifiers), UV air purifiers, and electronic air purifiers. Electronic air purifiers are those that do not use any filters for purification, but instead charge the particulates and germs electronically, and thus remove them from the air. Such air purifiers include the electrostatic precipitator, the media charged filter technology, and the ion air purifiers.

Ion Air Purifiers Explained

An ion air purifier is a type of electronic air purifier and is also know as an ionizer. It works by sending out negatively charged ions into the air. The ion generator, inside the ion purifier, sends out a steady stream of negative ions into the air in a room.

An ion is an atom with an ion missing. Thus, when these ions are sent out in the air, they attach to other molecules and ions, thus forming a complete atom. This process continues till the molecules become so heavy and big that they cannot float around in the air. The particulates either fall to the ground, or become attracted to positively charged surfaces in the room, such as furniture, upholstery, fixtures, walls, etc.

Once the harmful particulates are removed from the air, they can then be removed entirely from the room, through regular vacuuming and cleaning. Even if the particulates are disturbed and sent back into the air because of regular movement of people and animals, the steady release of ions, will once again ensure that they are removed from the air, thus purifying it completely.

Benefits Of An Ion Air Purifier

• They are not as expensive as other kinds of air purification systems.
• An Ion air purifier is not very noisy and is perfect for those who get disturbed even with the slightest of sounds.
• Ion air purification systems help to remove all kinds of harmful particles, bacteria, dust, smoke etc from indoor air. Even though the molecules are not actually destroyed, ion air purifiers help to drop them on other surfaces from where the unsafe contaminants can easily be vacuumed away.
• They help in removing unpleasant smells from the air as well.
• Ion air purifiers are filter-less air purifiers, and thus you do not have to contend with any filters, which need to continuously be replaced or cared for. This also helps in reducing your maintenance costs.