Sep
06
Posted by Rachael,
A number of air purifiers and cleaners now come with built in ionizers that act to trap particles floating in the air. Basically, electricity from the air purifier’s power source creates electrons that are dispelled into the room, after which they attach themselves to particles floating in the air to form ions. This eliminates these particles from floating in the air so you don’t breathe them in.
Ions normally will attach to pollen, dust, cigarette smoke, pet dander and other small particles. Larger particles are then trapped by your air cleaner’s filter. It is imporatant to note that if your filter needs changing, this can damper the effectivness of an ionic air cleaner.