Ionic Air Purifiers
Ionic air purifiers are a good means of purifying air of dust and soot. They do not provide protection of toxic contaminants, such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, formaldehyde and other harmful gaseous compounds. Moreover ionic purifiers produce ozone, which five times more toxic than the carbon monoxide. Formed by an electric discharge in oxygen, ozone is in fact a strong oxidizing agent, which may cause serious respiratory ailments, such as bronchitis and asthma.
Ozone generation in ionic purifiers is caused by a high-voltage purifying element. In North America the ionic filtration technology is mainly introduced by the Bionaire and Honeywell brands; the Russian electro-filter market is represented by the "Super-Plus" model and by purifiers equipped with the Daikin ( Japan) ionic filters. One of the main disadvantages of the "uper-Plus" purifiers is that they produce ozone right from the start of their operation.
The so-called "Chizhevsky Chandelier" is another example of the ionic filtration technology. While standard ionic filters trap dust particles, the Chizhevsky Chandelier devices leave the dust precipitate on walls and ceilings of a room they operate in. This makes them absolutely not applicable for use in non-industrial premises.
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