Air Purifiers are created to clean the air off problem particles such as dust, pollen and dirt. One of the recent technological advancements are ionizer air purifiers that use ionization cleaning technique.

To understand how ionizer air purifiers work you need to understand a little bit about the ionization process.

The first process that happens in an air purifiers is that negatively charged electrons are released that pass their charge to other air particles. Air particles such as allergens, viruses and dust will now have a negative charge thus increasing their weight and causing them to be attracted to the positive plates of the purifier unit.

Negative ions can also provide a feeling of well being and can be compared to the air near a waterfall or on the beach (places where natural air negative ions are high.)

Most purifiers will actually use a combination of ionization matched with another technology such as filter or activated carbon. One of the other benefits of ionization units is that they help to reduce the amount of time that filters can run before being replaced as well as improving overall efficiency.

One of the benefits ionizer only air purifiers is that they do not require expensive filters but will still be required to be cleaner every few days. In our experience air purifiers that only use ionization are not that helpful. Usually for most people they will require this to be matched with a least one type of filters, we recommend HEPA or activated carbon.

Ionizer only purifiers might still be very useful for someone who is looking to increase the negative ion rate and just need to remove a basic pollutant such as dust.

We really love ionization technology as it improves dramatically the other types of filter technology. I would always recommend consumers to choose an air purifier that comes with an ionizer purifier unit.