What is the difference between Ions and Ozone and what do they do?
There are two types of pollutants; Particulate and Gases. Therefore both ions and ozone are necessary in order to reduce each of them and to improve the indoor air quality. Ionization is the process of emitting electrical energy into the air which then energizes particles in the air. The particle(s) will then attach to grounded objects or combine with other particles, until they become heavy enough, to drop from the air by gravitational forces. This process effectively reduces solid particulate matter from the ambient air. The second process is oxidation, using activated oxygen (Ozone). Ozone is three atoms of oxygen combined. Ozone is extremely reactive with hundreds of chemicals and gasses, and breaks the majority of them into carbon dioxide and water vapor. Ozone is also very effective in reducing microbiological substances such as bacteria, mold, mildew, etc. Ozone will alter and decompose certain gasses, chemicals, mold, bacteria and odors.
There are two types of pollutants: Particulate and Gases. Therefore, the use of ions, ozone are necessary in order to reduce each of them and to improve indoor air quality. Ionization is the process of emitting energy into the air which will then create negative ions. Virtually all particles (i.e. dust, soot, fumes, etc) have a positive charge whereas negative ions have a negative charge. These will cause the pollutants (the positive particles) and the negative ions to clump together until they become heavy enough to drop from the air by gravitational forces. The second process is oxidation, using “activated oxygen” (Ozone). Ozone is three atoms of oxygen combined. Ozone is extremely reactive with hundreds of chemicals and gasses, and breaks the majority of them into carbon dioxide and water vapor. Ozone is also very effective in reducing odors from microbiological substances such as bacteria, mold, mildew, etc. Ozone can alter and decompose certain gasses, chemicals, mold, bacteria, o
