CES2021’s most innovative air purifier ever

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As Coronavirus Reordering lives in many parts of the world, old and new consumer technologies are driving solutions. Face mask, Hand sanitizer And-at home or at work- Air cleaner..While conventional Air purifiers do not solve the problem of COVID-19, they can reduce its spread By removing aerosol particles, which normally take several hours to settle naturally from the air. And now CES 2021, Device makers are unveiling new air purifiers that boast more mobile designs, more effective filtration, and a more creative approach to the basic logic of air purification.

I wrote about Best consumer air purifier We are on the market and interviewed air quality researchers. In general, the most effective air filtration technology is HEPA. This is a way to purify the air that has existed for decades. Most air purifiers on the market use HEPA filters. HEPA filters move air through a plastic or fiberglass screen designed to capture at least 99.7% of particles with a size of 0.3 micrometers (especially difficult to catch).

However, the CES2021 air purifier is moving in a new direction. Here are some of the trends I’ve noticed.

sustainability: The first trend at CES is the focus on minimizing waste. For example, both Luftqi and CleanAirZone purifiers completely abandon filter replacement and choose washable filters. Other patterns that won’t surprise you when more products are announced include energy efficiency and environmentally friendly device hardware using materials procured in a sustainable way.

Innovation in filtration methods: Manufacturers have been testing other filtration methods for years, but HEPA-based air purifiers remain industry standard due to their reliability. Large companies such as TCL, Brondell, and LG are sticking to this method, even if they are adding other technologies to their devices. That said, with the explosive growth of research on this topic, there is no doubt that more devices will try to use new approaches to air purification. These devices must always be tested before singing praise, but in the long run this kind of innovation is welcome as long as it’s a way to better understand air quality and purification.

COVID-19 (new coronavirus infection) (# If there is no character limit, add parentheses when it first appears: The coronavirus is not only the elephant in this year’s CES room, but the room itself. The pandemic has completely reshaped CES and is a major motivation for device makers. Dealing with dust and pollen is much lower in the list of priorities for developers selling purifiers than talking about eliminating virus particles in the air. In short, this year’s air purifiers may disproportionately represent UV and other forms of disinfection techniques. This can be seen in the fact that almost every air purifier developer focuses much of his message on how the device removes virus particles.

I haven’t been able to test these gadgets yet, but these new air purifiers represent some really exciting ideas. This is the CES2021 and the most original air purifier ever.

read more: The best air purifier for 2021

Luftqi Luft Duo

Portable air purifier

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Luftqi’s Luft Duo is a battery-powered air purifier that you can take anywhere. If you want to put it on your desk at work, take it to your car, or put it on a coffee shop table, Luft Duo seems to clean the air around you all day long.

Luft Duo also has removable and washable filters instead of using disposable HEPA filters. In addition, it uses UV LEDs and photocatalytic (basically photoactivated) technology to break down irritants and pathogens. This kind of approach may sound familiar if you are using an air purifier such as: molecule, Using another form of photocatalytic technology, decomposed small particles. Molekule has run into performance issues, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t many possibilities in the underlying technology.

Luft Duo’s 2020 crowdfunding campaign has been incredibly successful and has raised more than $ 300,000 in the last few months, adding to the excitement for this air purifier. We are excited to test it ourselves.

Airthings Wave sensor

Air quality sensor to measure the risk of virus infection and mold

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Airthings’ new device isn’t an air purifier, but it’s an innovative gadget that works well with air purifiers and can be intelligently combined in the future. Wave Plus sensors track risk factors associated with viral infections in the workplace: CO2 levels, humidity, and temperature. Then provide that information to the office manager. The office manager can, in theory, make adjustments to make the room more livable against false virus particles.

Wave Mini is intended for home use and focuses on mold risk factors rather than viral infections.

Both of these devices are truly creative ways to help people understand different types of air quality in different spaces.They are not air purifiers, but I think the ideas behind them could influence the design of future purifiers-especially many air purifiers already Use some form of air quality monitoring..

CleanAirZone Purifier

Cleaning with natural organisms, not filters

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CleanAirZone (CAZ) is unveiling at CES a new air purifier that uses “natural organisms and enzymes” to purify the air instead of using traditional filters. The company states that its unique cocktail of water, microbes and natural enzymes eliminates pollutants in the air, including coronavirus particles.

CAZ’s goal is to eliminate waste from other air purifiers (especially disposable filters) and create a more sustainable “green” environment in the home. Like the other air purifiers on this list, this technology is promising, but we’re holding back decisions until we can test the product ourselves.

Remaining purification device

The Luft Duo and CAZ purifiers are the two most interesting devices ever announced at CES, but with the full-scale show next week, more devices will definitely be available. However, some other large companies are entering the demand for air purification equipment during the pandemic.

Most notably, Brondel will soon release a Prosanitized Air Purifier, a tank of devices. Brondel air purifiers use a shotgun approach rather than focusing on innovative new filtration strategies. That is, HEPA filtration, disinfectant UV lamps, nanocrystal filters, plasma generators. Each of these technologies has its strengths and weaknesses, but overall it covers most of the aerial irritants and infectious agents found in every home.

Brondell Pro can effectively clean the air in 538 square feet of space and sells for $ 650 at major retailers.

LG has announced three new air purifiers (PuriCare Mini, PuriCare and PuriCare 360). Each of these covers a small to medium area of ​​the house with conventional HEPA or HEPA-like filtration. The price hasn’t been announced yet, but it’s comparable to a purifier for less than $ 500.The· PuriCare Air Purifier Only Released To date, coverage of about 500 square feet costs well over $ 1,000, so it could land in the premium-priced category over regular-sized devices.

CES is still in its infancy, so we’ll update this article as the show progresses, adding more as we find devices.

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