{"id":12374,"date":"2020-10-26T11:03:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T03:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=12374"},"modified":"2026-05-08T04:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:30:26","slug":"sqair-carbon-filter","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/product\/sqair-carbon-filter\/","title":{"rendered":"Sqair Carbon Filter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 100%;min-height: 40vw;padding: 5% 0 400px;background-image: url('https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sqair-carbon-filter-grey-bg.png');background-size: cover;background-position: center bottom;margin-top: 40px\">\n<div style=\"width: 60%;min-width: 350px;text-align: center;padding: 15px;margin: auto;background-color: #ffffffcc\">\n<h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Sqair Activated Carbon Filter<\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Eliminates odours and chemicals from your room<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;border-bottom: 1px solid #425da2ff;color: #425da2ff;margin: 50px 0 20px\">\n<h2>How the Sqair cleans your air<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 50%;float: left;text-align: center;min-width: 350px\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Carbon<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">(optional)<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sqair-carbon-filter-dirty-clean-air-transparent-1.png\"><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 67%;text-align: center;border: none;margin: 0 auto 30px\"><colgroup> <col style=\"width: 50%\"> <col style=\"width: 50%\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none;vertical-align: top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/voc-chemical-structure-circle-icon-150x150-1.png\" width=\"60px\"><br>VOCs<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;vertical-align: top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/formaldehyde-molecule-unit-circle-icon-150x150-1.png\" width=\"60px\"><br>Formaldehyde<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none;vertical-align: top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/formaldehyde-circle-icon-150x150-1.png\" width=\"60px\"><br>Paint odor<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;vertical-align: top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cigarette-smoke-circle-icon-150x150-1.png\" width=\"60px\"><br>Smoke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 50%;float: left;text-align: center;min-width: 350px\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">HEPA<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0;color: transparent\">br<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sqair-hepa-filter-dirty-clean-air-transparent-1.png\"><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;text-align: center;border-top: 0;margin: 0 auto 30px\"><colgroup> <col style=\"width: 33%\"> <col style=\"width: 33%\"> <col style=\"width: 33%\"><\/colgroup>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none;vertical-align: top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pm-circle-icon-150x150-1.png\" width=\"60px\"><br>PM2.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;vertical-align: top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/dust-circle-icon-150x150-1.png\" width=\"60px\"><br>Dust<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;vertical-align: top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/virus-circle-icon-150x150-1.png\" width=\"60px\"><br>Viruses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: none;vertical-align: top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pets-fur-circle-icon-150x150-1.png\" width=\"60px\"><br>Allergens<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;vertical-align: top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pollen-circle-icon-150x150-1.png\" width=\"60px\"><br>Pollen<\/td>\n<td style=\"border: none;vertical-align: top\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mold-circle-icon-150x150-1.png\" width=\"60px\"><br>Mold<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both;text-align: center;color: #666666;width: 80%;min-width: 340px;margin: auto;padding: 20px 0 50px\">*The carbon filter is an optional add-on. Not everyone needs carbon, so we let air-breathers choose whether they want carbon or not.<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5;padding-bottom: 260px\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;width: 100%;background-image: url('https:\/\/www.servicechampions.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Volatile-Organic-Compounds-VOC-Service-Champions-1.jpg');background-size: cover;background-position: center\">\n<div style=\"width: 100%;background-color: #355f83cc;padding: 50px 0 300px;color: white\">\n<div style=\"width: 80%;min-width: 340px;text-align: center;margin: auto;padding: 0 10px\">\n<h2>What is an activated carbon filter?<\/h2>\n<p>HEPA filters capture particles like small PM2.5 particles. Activated carbon, on the other hand, captures odors and gases like <a style=\"color: #27bcffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/indoor-air-quality-iaq\/volatile-organic-compounds-impact-indoor-air-quality\">volatile organic compounds (VOCs)<\/a>. VOCs include harmful gases like <a style=\"color: #27bcff\" href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/activated-carbon-formaldehyde-filter-remove-vocs\/\">formaldehyde<\/a> and benzene, and can cause cancer, throat irritation, dizziness, and other not-fun side effects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 90%;margin: -260px auto 0;min-height: 40vw;padding-top: 5%;border-radius: 24px;background-image: url('https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/activated-charcoal-carbon-pellets-790x640-2.png');background-size: cover;background-position: center\">\n<div style=\"width: 90%;margin: auto;text-align: center;color: white;background-color: #00000033;padding: 15px\">\n<h2>How does activated charcoal work?<\/h2>\n<p>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 1500m\u00b2 of surface area!<\/p>\n<p>This <span style=\"font-size: 24px\"><strong>massive surface area<\/strong><\/span> allows the carbon granules to trap many harmful gas molecules, giving you that fresh odorless and chemical-free air.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%;padding: 5% 0\">\n<div style=\"width: 60%;min-width: 350px;margin: auto;padding: 3% 0 0 5%;float: left\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #3f5aa1\">Sqair Carbon Filter Eliminates Chemicals and Odors<\/h2>\n<p>Does your bedroom or home have odors? Get the Sqair Carbon Filter to effectively remove the harmful chemicals and odors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HEPAs are great at capturing particles, but we&#8217;ll need a carbon filter if we want to capture gas pollutants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Sqair carbon filter screen is inserted below the HEPA filter, capturing dust and lint, hence allowing the HEPA to last longer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sqair-install-exploded-components.png\"><\/figure><div style=\"width: 40%;min-width: 280px;margin: auto;padding: 20px 20px 8% 0;float: right\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 90%;min-width: 350px;background-color: #4a5da2;border-radius: 20px;padding: 2%;margin: -260px auto 0\">\n<div style=\"border: 3px solid white;border-radius: 19px;text-align: center;color: white;padding: 40px 4%\">\n<h2>Does everyone need a carbon filter?<\/h2>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;padding-bottom: 20px\">\n<div style=\"vertical-align: top;float: left;width: 33%;padding: 10px 5px;min-width: 150px\">\n<p style=\"color: #27bcff;margin-bottom: 0;line-height: 0.8em;font-size: 60px\">1<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"90%\" style=\"max-width: 150px;margin-top: 1.2em\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/renovation-picture-circle-carbon-filter.png\"><\/figure><div><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 80%;min-width: 120px;margin: 0 auto 0.5em\">Recent renovation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"vertical-align: top;float: left;width: 33%;padding: 10px 5px;min-width: 150px\">\n<p style=\"color: #27bcff;margin-bottom: 0;line-height: 0.8em;font-size: 60px\">2<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"90%\" style=\"max-width: 150px;margin-top: 1.2em\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/repainting-picture-circle-carbon-filter.png\"><\/figure><div><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 80%;min-width: 120px;margin: 0 auto 0.5em\">Recent repainting<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"vertical-align: top;float: left;width: 33%;padding: 10px 5px;min-width: 150px\">\n<p style=\"color: #27bcff;margin-bottom: 0;line-height: 0.8em;font-size: 60px\">3<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"90%\" style=\"max-width: 150px;margin-top: 1.2em\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/odour-picture-circle-carbon-filter.png\"><\/figure><div><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 80%;min-width: 120px;margin: 0 auto 0.5em\">Odors<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"vertical-align: top;float: left;width: 33%;padding: 10px 5px;min-width: 150px\">\n<p style=\"color: #27bcff;margin-bottom: 0;line-height: 0.8em;font-size: 60px\">4<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"90%\" style=\"max-width: 150px;margin-top: 1.2em\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/smoking-picture-circle-carbon-filter.png\"><\/figure><div><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 80%;min-width: 120px;margin: 0 auto 0.5em\">Smoking<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"vertical-align: top;float: left;width: 33%;padding: 10px 5px;min-width: 150px\">\n<p style=\"color: #27bcff;margin-bottom: 0;line-height: 0.8em;font-size: 60px\">5<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"90%\" style=\"max-width: 150px;margin-top: 1.2em\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/asthma-picture-circle-carbon-filter.png\"><\/figure><div><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 80%;min-width: 120px;margin: 0 auto 0.5em\">Inflammation or asthma symptoms<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"vertical-align: top;float: left;width: 33%;padding: 10px 5px;min-width: 150px\">\n<p style=\"color: #27bcff;margin-bottom: 0;line-height: 0.8em;font-size: 60px\">6<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"90%\" style=\"max-width: 150px;margin-top: 1.2em\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/pollution-picture-circle-carbon-filter.png\"><\/figure><div><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 80%;min-width: 120px;margin: 0 auto 0.5em\">Near a source of gas pollution like a factory<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>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\u2019t do that. <a style=\"color: #27bcff\" href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/does-carbon-really-work\/\">Check the facts and data first<\/a> before spending your money.<br><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 90%;padding: 50px 0;margin: auto\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Does activated carbon really work?<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The blue line shows how the carbon layer effectively reduced VOC concentrations.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin-top: 30px\">\n<h4>Carbon Test: VOC Reduction<\/h4>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/carbon-voc-test-data-graph-cannon.png\"><\/figure><div style=\"width: 100%;max-width: 700px;margin: 0 auto 30px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 20px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/does-carbon-really-work\/\">READ THE FULL ARTICLE &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 100%;background-color: #f3f3f3\">\n<div style=\"width: 90%;margin: auto;text-align: center;line-height: 1.2;padding: 4em 0 5em\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #222222\">Replace your Sqair Carbon Filter in 6 easy steps<\/h2>\n<hr style=\"width: 10%;margin: 0 auto 40px;background-color: #222222;border-radius: 10px;border: 2px solid #222222\">\n<div style=\"vertical-align: top;float: left;width: 33%;padding: 0 5px;min-width: 150px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sqair-hepa-carbon-install-1.png\"><br>Open up the Sqair<\/div>\n<div style=\"vertical-align: top;float: left;width: 33%;padding: 0 5px;min-width: 150px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sqair-hepa-carbon-install-2.png\"><br>Remove the HEPA filter<\/div>\n<div style=\"vertical-align: top;float: left;width: 33%;padding: 0 5px;min-width: 150px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sqair-carbon-install-remove-old-3.png\"><br>Remove the used carbon filter<\/div>\n<div style=\"vertical-align: top;float: left;width: 33%;padding: 0 5px;min-width: 150px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sqair-carbon-install-insert-replacement-4.png\"><br>Insert the replacement carbon filter<\/div>\n<div style=\"vertical-align: top;float: left;width: 33%;padding: 0 5px;min-width: 150px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sqair-hepa-install-remove-old-5.png\"><br>Place the HEPA filter back onto the base<\/div>\n<div style=\"vertical-align: top;float: left;width: 33%;padding: 0 5px;min-width: 150px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sqair-hepa-install-insert-replacement-6.png\"><br>Place the Sqair upper body back onto the base<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1241\" height=\"1484\" src=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6570\u636e\u9875_page-0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6570\u636e\u9875_page-0001.jpg 1241w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6570\u636e\u9875_page-0001-502x600.jpg 502w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6570\u636e\u9875_page-0001-856x1024.jpg 856w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6570\u636e\u9875_page-0001-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6570\u636e\u9875_page-0001-768x918.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u4e2d\u82f1\u6587\u6570\u636e\u9875_page-0001-600x717.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1241px) 100vw, 1241px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><th>Your Purchase Includes<\/th><td>1 \u00d7 Sqair Carbon filter<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Color<\/th><td>Black<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Dimensions L \u00d7 W \u00d7 H (mm\uff09<\/th><td><span>255&nbsp;\u00d7&nbsp;255&nbsp;\u00d7&nbsp;11<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Weight<\/th><td>120g<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Lifespan<\/th><td>Depends on the air quality around you<br>(Typically 1\u20133 months)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Material<\/th><td>Activated Carbon Pellets<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While HEPAs capture particulate pollution (things like PM2.5, PM10 and pollen), carbon filters get VOCs. These are hazardous gases that normally pass right through a HEPA. Activated carbon filters react with these hazardous gases to remove them from the air. This is the replacement carbon filter for <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/product\/sqair-air-purifier\/\">The Sqair air purifier<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":41562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"7830,18859,4928,27097,6602,11976","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[620],"product_tag":[617],"class_list":{"0":"post-12374","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-carbon-filters","7":"product_tag-smart-air","8":"product_shipping_class-sqair-carbon-filter-1","9":"resize-featured-image","10":"sales-flash-overlay","11":"woocommerce-text-align-center","12":"woocommerce-image-align-center","13":"do-quantity-buttons","14":"wc-has-gallery","16":"first","17":"instock","18":"shipping-taxable","19":"purchasable","20":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/12374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12374"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/12374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39264,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/12374\/revisions\/39264"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=12374"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=12374"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=12374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}