If my air purifier says that it works with an anion generator, does that mean its ozone? Thanks.?

Answer 1

Organs and cells affected by ozone therapy

Free Radical Production- a review of the processes of oxidation and reduction and the production of free radicals. Most biological molecules have two electrons in their outer orbit and are stable. Free radicals are substances that contain one electron in the outer orbit and are unstable and reactive. There are three ways a free radical can react with other chemicals. It can extract an electron from another molecule (be reduced), it can react with another free radical forming a stable covalent bond, or it can donate its electron to another molecule (become oxidized).

As a consequence, the new molecules formed in turn become free radicals and must in turn go about extracting or sharing electrons, thus forming still more free radicals. These reactions are enhanced by ions of iron, cobalt, copper and nickel (commonly increased for instance in the hemolysis of blood).

Sources of free radicals are viruses, bacteria, parasites, normal respiration and metabolism, exposure to pollutants, exposure to the sun, x-rays, injury, and stress to name a few. Naturally occurring free radicals are nitric oxide (NO), hydroxyl ions (OH-), and the oxygen anion (O-), also known as singlet oxygen, the latter resulting from the breakdown of the ozone molecule.

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DS

Answer 2

Yes. Ozone is a powerful oxidising agent, which is why it kills bacteria. The air purifier produces ozone in minute quantities, as too much would be poisonous to humans. Ozone has a penetrating, pungent odour and is the cause of that characteristic smell given off by sparking electrical machinery.

Answer 3

your purifier is a waste of money -return it to the store. dust your home more frequently using a damp cloth and keep the pets either combed or outdoors. don't smoke.