Tobacco Smoke Air Purifiers

Tobacco Smoke Air Purifiers, Air Purifiers for Tobacco Smoke.

Tobacco smoke air purifiers are the essential air quality control tools that provide effective protection from exposure to direct and second hand smoke.
Tobacco smoke (cigarette smoke and cigar smoke) contains over 400 chemicals in form of gases. Most of them are highly toxic. At least 50 of them are known to cause the lung cancer.

Activated Carbon

Activated carbon by far is the best substance known to mankind for effective removal from the air of nearly 4000 gaseous chemicals, including most chemicals in tobacco smoke. The ability of the air purifier to adsorb chemicals from air polluted by tobacco smoke primarily depends on few factors:

the amount of adsorbent (activated carbon) used in the air purifier,

the dwell time during which the polluted air stays in contact with the adsorbent,

the number of air changes per hour the air purifier can provide in the cleaning area.

The ability of activated carbon to adsorb chemicals is measured in the percentage of its own weight. Therefore, the amount of adsorbent (activated carbon) in the air purifier is absolutely critical for effective and long lasting removal of chemical substances and odors in tobacco smoke.

Thickness of the activated carbon bed determines the time polluted air stays in contact with the adsorbent - the dwell time. Therefore, thicker activated carbon bed delivers much better air cleaning result every time the air passes through the air filtration system.

Number of Air Changes per Hour

The number of times per hour the air purifier can draw the entire volume of polluted air through the air filtration system is another critical factor that directly affects the overall air cleaning result. For that reason, the air purifiers with higher air flow rating or CADR (Clean Air Delivery Rate), that are capable to provide the highest number of air changes per hour in the room, are better choice air purifiers for cleaning the air in your house or office from tobacco (cigarette and cigar) smoke.

Tar-Trapping Pre Filter

Finally, the use of the special tar-trapping pre filter helps boost the overall air filtration efficiency of the air purifiers in cleaning the air from chemicals and tar in tobacco smoke.