Why is the Xcaper Smoke Filter wet?
Our filter is moist because we use a gel all natural proprietary gel as one of the filtering elements. The Xcaper moist filter is the worlds first and only moist direct contact smoke particulate and vapors filter. The filter is moist because it is with this moisture that we dilute and absorb the gases and vapors produced by fires. The gases are absorbed into the slightly high pH gel (just under 9.0). It is the combination of the high pH of the gel and the water molecule in the gel that neutralizes hydrogen cyanide. Hydrogen cyanide gas is found in nearly every structural overhaul situation and is the most dangerous to firefighters conducting overhaul operations. Its “stickiness” also captures small particulate matter that may pass through a dry filter medium.
