10 best purifiers you can buy to stay safe during this air pollution crisis

While the night skies come alive with pretty lights and colours during the festive season, what unfortunately also comes with it is extreme smog and a ton of pollutants in the air. Moreover, we’ve already seen an unprecedented rise in pollution levels in cities like Delhi and Mumbai.

It’s imperative then to protect ourselves and our loved ones’, particularly if someone happens to suffer from pre-existing respiratory conditions. How, you ask? You invest in an air purifier of course. Here’s a list of the 10 best air purifiers you should consider investing in.

10 best air purifiers to buy

Here are 10 air purifiers you can consider bringing home:

1. Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet Air Purifier

2. Philips Series 1000 Air Purifier

3. Acer Acerpure 4-in-1 Air Purifier

4. Voltas Air Purifier

5. Nuvomed Desktop Ionic Air Purifier

6. Sharp Air Purifier

7. Eureka Forbes UV-C Air Purifier

8. Daikin Air Purifier

9. Blue Star Air Purifier

10. LG PuriCare Air Purifier

Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet Air Purifier

One of the recent additions to Dyson’s portfolio, the Purifier Big+Quiet is suited for large areas of up to 1,076 sq. ft. It features a HEPA H-13-grade particle filter and a carbon filter. The Dyson Big+Quiet, in addition to removing pollutants in a room, can also capture nitrogen dioxide, benzene, and household odours. Its infrared laser can also tell users about PM2.5 and PM10 levels in the room.

Philips Series 1000 Air Purifier

The Philips Series 1000 has a clean air delivery rate (CADR) of 260 cubic metres an hour and features three filters – a special pre-filter, an activated carbon filter and a true HEPA filter, which can remove indoor pollutants of up to 0.003 microns. In addition to this, it can also filter the H1N1 virus and bacteria, house dust, mite and pollen. The 214 sq. ft. coverage area also makes it more than adequate for large rooms.

Acer Acerpure 4-in-1 Air Purifier

The Acer Acerpure comes with a clean air delivery rate of 324 cubic metres per hour and can cover areas as large as 484 sq. ft. It features a pre-filter, a HEPA plus and a HEPA main filter, as well as an activated carbon filter. The Acerpure can also get rid of up to 99 per cent of viruses and airborne bacteria, ultrafine dust, PM10 and allergens in the air. What’s cool is, the device is also compatible with Google Home, in addition to having an LED display with a touch panel.

Voltas Air Purifier

This air purifier from Voltas can cover areas of up to 334 sq. ft. and has a CADR of 260 cubic metres per hour. It comes with a washable pre-filter, a UVC filter, a carbon filter, HEPA H13 filter, as well as an ionizer. The purifier, Voltas says, can purify pollutants as small as 0.01 microns in size, and has a filtration rate of 99 per cent.

Nuvomed Desktop Ionic Air Purifier

The Nuvomed Desktop Ionic has a CADR of 160 cubic metres and can cover large areas of up to 430 sq. ft. It comes with a heavy-duty four-stage filtering process, with the HEPA filter working to remove pollutants in the air, while the activated carbon filter looks after smoke, toxic gases in the air, and general bad odour.

Sharp Air Purifier

This air purifier from Sharp features a CADR of 240 cubic metres per hour and can cover areas of up to 350 sq. ft. It also has a HEPA filter, a pre-filter and an activated carbon filter. The air purifier has a noise level as low as 45dB and also features a haze mode functionality suited to Indian weather conditions.

Eureka Forbers UV-C Air Purifier

This air purifier from Eureka Forbes features an anti-dust filter, in addition to the HEPA filter. It also has an ionizer to keep the air in the room fresh. In addition to filtering micro-particles including the likes of PM2.5 and PM10, it also filters pollen, mould spores and dust. The air purifier, according to Eureka, has a coverage area of nearly 500 sq. ft.

Daikin Air Purifier

Daikin’s MC55XVM6 air purifier has a CADR of 441 sq. ft. and a CADR of 330 cubic metres per hour. In addition to a pre-filter, it also features an electrostatic HEPA filter, as well as a deodoriser, combined with a dust and odour sensor. What’s more, in addition to an auto mode, a turbo and an economy mode, the air purifier also features a dedicated anti-pollen mode.

Blue Star Air Purifier

This air purifier from Blue Star features three filters – a high-density air filter, an activated carbon filter, and a HEPA filter. It has a CADR of as much as 444 cubic metres per hour and can remove both, PM2.5 and PM10 particles. Moreover, it also has an auto-filter change alert, which comes in after every 720 hours of usage.

LG PuriCare Air Purifier

The LG PuriCare air purifier has a 360-degree purification mechanism, and can cover areas of up to 624 sq. ft. It has a CADR of 430 cubic metres per hour and comes with a HEPA and an activated carbon filter. What’s cool is, it also has a smart diagnosis feature, and can be controlled via the remote controller as well.

With these 10 air purifiers, you can ensure you and your loved ones have a comfortable, safe, and truly happy festive and winter season.