The Technology Behind Healthy Technologies
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The word 'technology' is a large part of our company name because many health related problems can be efficiently reduced and even solved, using technology wisely.
Harnessing technology allows the recreation of natural air purification processes indoors and natural water purifying processes. Technology helps mold professionals locate and eliminate mold growth. These are only a few of the many, many healthy uses of technology.
New technologies are being developed and uses for them discovered at an increasing rate.
In an ever-changing marketplace, consumers don't usually have the time and experience necessary to thoroughly research products prior to purchase. It takes many years to accumulate the specialized experience required to understand how products should work and to be able to recognize quality or lack of quality in any particular product.
One responsibility that we at Healthy Technologies take most seriously is researching emerging technology-based products to offer to our new and current customers. Our research helps us to find the best products for a particular purpose. We conduct this research for the benefit of you, our valued customer. We do the work so you don't have to.
When we discover new products, we test them in various indoor environments, including our own homes. We only offer them to customers when they meet our own rigid standards and operate safely, because we realize that our reputation depends on the quality of the products we provide.
Until recently, we only provided the very best products to our customers. We believed that second-best products were simply unacceptable. We have since recognized that not everyone can afford the very best, most expensive products, and yet they need help living better indoors. We now provide products that serve their purpose very well, are nearly the best and are more affordable. Researching the next best products requires more effort on our part than ever before and we know that ---
Harnessing technology allows the recreation of natural air purification processes indoors and natural water purifying processes. Technology helps mold professionals locate and eliminate mold growth. These are only a few of the many, many healthy uses of technology.
New technologies are being developed and uses for them discovered at an increasing rate.
In an ever-changing marketplace, consumers don't usually have the time and experience necessary to thoroughly research products prior to purchase. It takes many years to accumulate the specialized experience required to understand how products should work and to be able to recognize quality or lack of quality in any particular product.
One responsibility that we at Healthy Technologies take most seriously is researching emerging technology-based products to offer to our new and current customers. Our research helps us to find the best products for a particular purpose. We conduct this research for the benefit of you, our valued customer. We do the work so you don't have to.
When we discover new products, we test them in various indoor environments, including our own homes. We only offer them to customers when they meet our own rigid standards and operate safely, because we realize that our reputation depends on the quality of the products we provide.
Until recently, we only provided the very best products to our customers. We believed that second-best products were simply unacceptable. We have since recognized that not everyone can afford the very best, most expensive products, and yet they need help living better indoors. We now provide products that serve their purpose very well, are nearly the best and are more affordable. Researching the next best products requires more effort on our part than ever before and we know that ---
Air Purifier Technology
Our Customers Are Worth It!
Indoor air cleaning systems have evolved through several stages including ventilation, air cleaners, ionizers and ozone generators. Each type of equipment was refined over time to be very good at their specific purpose. Each type also had its own limitations and unique problems.
We are aware that our website will require frequent updating, because air purification technology continues to evolve, and Healthy Technologies will continue to offer new technologies as they mature.
Air purifiers and cleaners can be classified into two basic classes, active and passive. Passive air cleaners clean only the air that passes through or adjacent to the device. Some examples of passive air cleaners are HEPA cleaners, electrostatic precipitators and UV lights.
Active air purifiers create purifying plasma which fill indoor environments to sanitize harmful odors, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), viruses and other germs in the air and on surfaces. Active air purifiers, when used along with high quality HEPA HVAC filters, create a complete, safe and natural indoor air purification system.
We offer air purifiers using various technologies. Each technology has benefits, and they usually work best together in combination. Ozone, in safe quantities, is excellent for removing odors, killing germs, neutralizing viruses and reducing VOCs. Ionization is excellent for removing particulate from the air. UV light is also excellent for killing germs.
Each of these technologies also have their own limitations. People are different and some people cannot tolerate levels of ozone that are otherwise considered safe. Ozone generating systems are not for their use. Germs must be in the vicinity of UV light for up to 20 seconds to be killed. UV light can be partially effective when used in an indoor environment over an extended period of time. Ionizers are not generally effective at killing germs, neutralizing odors and VOCs or inactivating viruses. However, in some indoor environments, a combination of all of these technologies may produce pleasant results, for some people. For the people requiring different technology, Photocatalytic Oxidation may be the answer.
There are several active air purifier systems available which use variations of PCO technology. Research began on this technology in the 1970s and the first air purifier incorporating it was invented for use by NASA, in 1992. The technology has gone through its own evolution and continues to evolve.
PCO technology basically consists of a UV bulb and a catalytic surface made up of a blend of proprietary metals. UV light has long been known for its germicidal properties. In systems using late evolutionary stages of PCO tecgnology, germicidal UV light reacts with the catalytic surface to enable rapid production of hydroxyl radicals, which have been described as the single most important cleasing agent in the Earth's atmosphere.
Some air purifiers use PCO technology alone while others use it in various combinations with the different technologies that are available.
Below are illustrations provided by Air OasisTM, manufacturer of air purifiers using Advanced Hydrated Photocatalytic Oxidation (AHPCOTM) which depict how their process works.
We are aware that our website will require frequent updating, because air purification technology continues to evolve, and Healthy Technologies will continue to offer new technologies as they mature.
Air purifiers and cleaners can be classified into two basic classes, active and passive. Passive air cleaners clean only the air that passes through or adjacent to the device. Some examples of passive air cleaners are HEPA cleaners, electrostatic precipitators and UV lights.
Active air purifiers create purifying plasma which fill indoor environments to sanitize harmful odors, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), viruses and other germs in the air and on surfaces. Active air purifiers, when used along with high quality HEPA HVAC filters, create a complete, safe and natural indoor air purification system.
We offer air purifiers using various technologies. Each technology has benefits, and they usually work best together in combination. Ozone, in safe quantities, is excellent for removing odors, killing germs, neutralizing viruses and reducing VOCs. Ionization is excellent for removing particulate from the air. UV light is also excellent for killing germs.
Each of these technologies also have their own limitations. People are different and some people cannot tolerate levels of ozone that are otherwise considered safe. Ozone generating systems are not for their use. Germs must be in the vicinity of UV light for up to 20 seconds to be killed. UV light can be partially effective when used in an indoor environment over an extended period of time. Ionizers are not generally effective at killing germs, neutralizing odors and VOCs or inactivating viruses. However, in some indoor environments, a combination of all of these technologies may produce pleasant results, for some people. For the people requiring different technology, Photocatalytic Oxidation may be the answer.
There are several active air purifier systems available which use variations of PCO technology. Research began on this technology in the 1970s and the first air purifier incorporating it was invented for use by NASA, in 1992. The technology has gone through its own evolution and continues to evolve.
PCO technology basically consists of a UV bulb and a catalytic surface made up of a blend of proprietary metals. UV light has long been known for its germicidal properties. In systems using late evolutionary stages of PCO tecgnology, germicidal UV light reacts with the catalytic surface to enable rapid production of hydroxyl radicals, which have been described as the single most important cleasing agent in the Earth's atmosphere.
Some air purifiers use PCO technology alone while others use it in various combinations with the different technologies that are available.
Below are illustrations provided by Air OasisTM, manufacturer of air purifiers using Advanced Hydrated Photocatalytic Oxidation (AHPCOTM) which depict how their process works.
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