<div class='ui dimmer modals page' style='display: none;'><div id='helpie-password-modal' class='pauple_helpie ui modal small' style='display: none;'><div class='ui header'><i class='circular lock icon'></i> Password Protected</div><div class='item-content'><br /><label for='password_check'>Enter Password : </label><p><input type='password' id='password_check' name='password_check' class='password' value='' required></p></div><div class='actions'><div class='ui black deny button'>Nope</div><div class='ui positive right labeled icon button'>Yep, that's right!<i class='checkmark icon'></i></div></div><div class='clear'></div></div></div>{"id":4217,"date":"2020-02-20T02:45:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-20T02:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-carbon-filter\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T10:58:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T02:58:26","slug":"what-is-the-purpose-of-the-carbon-filter","status":"publish","type":"pauple_helpie","link":"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-carbon-filter\/","title":{"rendered":"What do Carbon Filters do and Why do I Need Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='breadcrumbs pauple_helpie_breadcrumbs'><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/'>Knowledge Base<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/cat\/smart-air-purifiers\/'>Smart Air Purifiers<\/a> <span class='helpiekb_separator'> &nbsp;&nbsp; <i class='fa fa-angle-right' aria-hidden='true'><\/i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><a class='mainpage-link' href='https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/learn\/smart-air-knowledge-base\/what-is-the-purpose-of-the-carbon-filter\/'>What do Carbon Filters do and Why do I Need Them?<\/a> <\/div>\n<p>Carbon filters are a type of filter for air purifiers that remove gases such as formaldehyde, toluene, krypton. They use activated carbon (or charcoal) as a means to absorb these gases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other pollutants that carbon filters can capture include VOCs (volatile organic compounds), as well as odors and second-hand smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may wish to use a carbon filter in your home if you have a source of smells, have recently renovated (which can lead to high VOCs) or if you are sensitive to chemicals in the air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/smartairfilters.com\/en\/blog\/what-combination-of-air-filters-do-i-need-to-protect-against-everything\/\">What types of filters do I need to keep me safe<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='pauple-helpie-module article-voting'><span class='label'>Was this article useful?<\/span><span data-post-id='4217' data-user-id='0' class='icon-tray'><span  data-vote='thumbs up outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs up outline '><i data-content='thumbs up outline' class='thumbs up outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>1<\/count><\/span><span  data-vote='thumbs down outline' class=' voting-icon thumbs down outline '><i data-content='thumbs down outline' class='thumbs down outline outline icon' aria-hidden='true'><\/i><count>0<\/count><\/span><\/span><\/div><div style='clear:both;'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knowledge Base &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Smart Air Purifiers &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;What do Carbon Filters do and Why do I Need Them? 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