The aptly named Fresh Air uses microprocessor-based technology which is designed so that the air does not have to be sucked to the purifier
ActivePure technology from Quest United (Europe) and EcoQuest (USA) is proven in university studies to kill up to 99.99% of bacteria, viruses and mould on surfaces, including MRSA antibiotic resistant Staph and avian bird flu.
The technology kills germs by duplicating the effects of nature.
Known as radiant catalytic ionisation (RCI), the primary air purification technology used by EcoQuest is so advanced that the Pentagon used it after 9/11, the Red Cross used it during the California wildfires and now many schools, as well as many major companies are using it to purify the air indoors.
In the UK Clevedon Hospital is using the equipment to kill odours and protect the hospital and its patients from infections such as MRSA and norovirus.
This technology has improved the air quality for millions of people, with over 7,000,000 such purifiers in use worldwide.
Unlike an air filter, this purifier actually goes out and attacks pollutants at their source.
The unit, about the size of a small bookcase stereo speaker, replicates the cleansing power of a thunderstorm to purify and sanitize indoor air and surfaces in an area up to 250 sq.mtrs.
A version is also available for ducted HVAC systems, the DuctWoRx, to treat areas up to 1000m2.
EcoQuest is said to be the only purifier range to be officially Space Certified by the Space Foundation in conjunction with Nasa as containing the same type of technology used to scrub and purify the air inside spacecraft.
Although not a medical device, many allergy, asthma and sinus sufferers enthuse about this technology and the relief they experience from breathing the clean air that it produces.
Combining high intensity UVX light with a specially developed rare metal hydrophilic coating on an engineered matrix, radiant catalytic ionisation (RCI) reduces airborne contaminants and odours while creating super-oxide ions and hydro peroxides.
These products of EcoQuest's advanced oxidation process continue working to reduce more odours and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and to attack micro-organisms.
The exclusive space-certified RCI technology is a major part of the SynAirG process that is built into every Fresh Air unit.
By engineering the proper light wavelengths into the RCI cell, EcoQuest has developed a highly effective system designed to utilise germicidal UV light at 254nm.
Falling between visible UV light and invisible X-Rays in the light spectrum, UVX makes use of the same oxidation and ionizing properties of light as naturally occurring sunlight.
RCI is created by taking advantage of these ionizing properties and combining them with the photo catalytic reactions of specific rare and noble metals.
This innovative use of light is what helps make RCI so effective.
Air enters through the back where electrostatic filtration reduces dust and allergens.
Next, germicidal UVX light helps destroy germs while the RCI cell creates hydro-peroxides, super-oxide ions and safe oxidisers to reduce odours and airborne contaminants.
A special SynAirG plate comes into operation when the unit is in high mode to accelerate the reduction of smoke and odours and in Away Mode for increased effectiveness in unoccupied areas.
EcoQuest SynAirG's unique blend of positive and negative ions are injected into the air stream just before leaving the unit.
The treated, highly active air continues working far beyond the unit reducing or eliminating many air quality problems at their source.
Scientific testing has demonstrated the use of EcoQuest's ActivePure technology to substantially reduce microbial populations on surfaces - including but not limited to Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Streptococcus spp, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus spp, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans, and S chartarum.
Field results may vary based on environmental conditions.
No claim with respect to airborne microbials is made based on these results.
These results have not been evaluated by the FDA.
This product is not a medical device intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
You should still practice proper hygiene to minimise exposure to germs.
