Air purifiers are devices that remove pollutants from the air and improve air quality. Air purifiers do this either mechanically, using air filters, or using ionizers or chemical reactions. Read more to learn about air purifiers, how to choose the best air purifier, and how they can protect against viruses, wildfire smoke, air pollution and PM2.5.
Right after moving to their new office in the Chimes building in Gurgaon, Ford India was experiencing problems with outdoor particulate pollution (PM2.5) and chemicals (VOCs) off-gassing from new furniture, carpets, paints, and other remodeling work. To tackle these problems and protect the health of their staff, Ford India reached …
We’ve shipped over 50,000 of our simple, effective, no-nonsense DIY air purifiers since launching. That’s a lot of clean air, for a fraction of the market average price. In 2017 we launched the Blast and Blast Mini purifiers, which pump out huge amounts of clean air at very low noise …
If buying an air purifier is the first step to breathing clean air, then the second step is knowing the best way to use the air purifier! Here are the 4 most important things to know about how to use an air purifier, from where to place your air purifier, …
Ever since we launched the Blast and Blast Mini industrial air purifiers in 2017, we’ve wanted to get good data on how long hepa filters last. These filters are huge, 10-20 times the size of our DIY purifier filters in fact. We’d expect the HEPA lifespan to be much longer, but let’s …
Helping to fight air pollution in Gurgaon, one of India’s most polluted cities, Smart Air installed 91 Ladakh purifiers in the offices of India’s biggest food delivery startup: Zomato. In December 2018, Zomato was moving into their new 100,000 square foot office in Gurgaon, just outside New Delhi. Zomato needed …
New analysis from Smart Air shows that China is making progress on its “war on air pollution.” PM2.5 air pollution was down in 14 out of China’s 15 largest cities. Yet one region saw far more progress than the rest. South Sees Modest Air Quality Gains In southern China, from …
Using actual air purifiers test data on is the best way to cut through the misleading marketing claims purifier companies make to try to get us to pay more money for clean air. For that reason, I’m always on the look out for good test data. Data is power. …
I started thinking about finding the best air purifier for my home because I was living in Beijing when the “airpocalypse” struck. I had a cough I couldn’t shake for weeks, so I started doing research into air purifiers. Unlike another answer here, I wasn’t concerned about allergens …
The IQAir Atem is a personal, portable air purifier that’s new on the scene. Recently, air-breather Vincent asked Smart Air to review the IQAir Atem, which IQAir calls “the most effective personal air purifier.” IQAir Atem Purifier Review and Test Being the data nerds that we are, we decided to …
So you’ve found yourself a city with bad air pollution – perhaps you’re in Beijing, Bangalore or Bangkok? Or try Delhi, Ulaanbaatar or Shanghai? You’ve heard of air pollution, but what is it, how does it affect our health and what guide should you follow to keep air pollution from …
