Sqair Carbon Filter

Sqair Activated Carbon Filter Eliminates odours and chemicals from your room How the Sqair cleans your air Carbon (optional) VOCs Formaldehyde Paint odor Smoke HEPA br PM2.5 Dust Viruses Allergens Pollen Mold *The carbon filter is an optional add-on. Not everyone needs carbon, so we let air-breathers choose whether they want carbon or not. What is an activated carbon filter? HEPA filters capture particles like small PM2.5 particles. Activated carbon, on the other hand, captures odors and gases like volatile organic compounds (VOCs). VOCs include harmful gases like formaldehyde and benzene, and can cause cancer, throat irritation, dizziness, and other not-fun side effects. How does activated charcoal work? The carbon filter mesh consists of many carbon granules that have been treated to become extremely porous. This means that they have huge surface areas. In fact, just one gram of activated carbon can have between 500 to 1500m² of surface area! This massive surface area allows the carbon granules to trap many harmful gas molecules, giving you that fresh odorless and chemical-free air. Sqair Carbon Filter Eliminates Chemicals and Odors Does your bedroom or home have odors? Get the Sqair Carbon Filter to effectively remove the harmful chemicals and odors. HEPAs are great at capturing particles, but we’ll need a carbon filter if we want to capture gas pollutants. The Sqair carbon filter screen is inserted below the HEPA filter, capturing dust and lint, hence allowing the HEPA to last longer. Does everyone need a carbon filter? Not necessarily. Not all homes have dangerous levels of harmful gases or VOCs that would call for a carbon filter. VOCs are more common in homes: 1 Recent renovation 2 Recent repainting 3 Odors 4 Smoking 5 Inflammation or asthma symptoms 6 Near a source of gas pollution like a factory Purifier companies have a financial incentive to convince people to buy carbon filters. They make more money if they can scare people into buying carbon. We won’t do that. Check the facts and data first before spending your money. Does activated carbon really work? To answer this question, we ran tests with an Industrial Scientific MX6 iBrid gas detector that can detect VOCs and many other harmful gases. In an enclosed porch, we lit three cigarettes (known to emit formaldehyde and benzene), turned on a Cannon fan with a carbon filter, and tracked VOC concentration. We also ran a control test of a fan with no carbon attached. The blue line shows how the carbon layer effectively reduced VOC concentrations. Carbon Test: VOC Reduction READ THE FULL ARTICLE > Replace your Sqair Carbon Filter in 6 easy steps Open up the Sqair Remove the HEPA filter Remove the used carbon filter Insert the replacement carbon filter Place the HEPA filter back onto the base Place the Sqair upper body back onto the base Your Purchase Includes 1 × Sqair Carbon filter Color Black Dimensions L × W × H (mm） 255 × 255 × 11 Weight 120g Lifespan Depends on the air quality around you (Typically 1–3 months) Material Activated Carbon Pellets