Activated carbon and nano mineral crystals are the same thing. You must be like me and completely confused about the difference between the two. So today let’s analyze their working principles and differences, learn more professional knowledge, and no longer pay IQ tax.
First of all, activated carbon is not entirely composed of carbon, nor is it an original substance of the earth. It is processed carbon with no fixed shape. In addition to carbon, its components also include elements such as oxygen and hydrogen. These elements remain in the activated carbon due to incomplete activation. Another component is ash.
Ash content is an important indicator for judging the quality of activated carbon. The higher the ash content of activated carbon, the smaller the active surface area will be, and the lower the adsorption value of activated carbon will be. In other words, the adsorption capacity of activated carbon is inversely proportional to its ash content. Taking coconut shell activated carbon as an example, the ash content of this kind of carbon is about 3.5%, while the ash content of medium activated carbon is as high as 20%-30%.
Nano mineral crystals are non-metallic natural minerals that exist in nature such as sepiolite, attapulgite, diatomaceous earth, etc. It is also a porous mineral adsorbent. Among them, the nanocrystal lattice of sepiolite and attapulgite can adsorb formaldehyde, benzene, ammonia and other toxic and harmful nanometer-sized small molecule polar substances in the air, while diatomaceous earth can not only absorb micron-sized macromolecule air impurities, but also Nano mineral crystals provide adsorption channels to improve the adsorption effect of nano mineral crystals. Nano mineral crystal air purifier has the characteristics of fast adsorption, targeting polar molecules, and can be recycled.
It can be seen that nano mineral crystals are advanced versions of activated carbon. In fact, they are both air purification products themselves, and they are all adsorption air purifiers. However, the difference is that the gases they absorb are different. Although they are both porous in microstructure, the pore size of nano mineral crystals is between 0.3-0.9 nanometers, and the pore size of activated carbon is between 2-50 nanometers.
The harmful gases released by household panels such as formaldehyde, ammonia, benzene, toluene, xylene and smoke are all between 0.4-0.62 nanometers. What activated carbon absorbs is actually odor, such as hydrogen sulfide, trimethylamine, ammonia, acetaldehyde and other molecules. Generally speaking, activated carbon can remove large-molecule organic pollutants and some inorganic substances.
This shows how long we have been deceived by various pseudosciences that implanted activated carbon can effectively remove formaldehyde!
Nano mineral crystals were invented in August 2008. It has been 11 years now. Thanks to scientific progress and the efforts of developers, a US patent has become popular all over the world. The emergence of "composite photocatalyst nano mineral crystals" (referred to as composite photocatalyst) has added a new member to the field of air purification. As you can tell from its name, this patented invention combines the two technologies of photocatalyst and nano mineral crystal.
Photocatalyst is currently the most technologically advanced, safe, environmentally friendly and energy-saving invention in the world. It has become a household name in the application fields of developed countries. Photocatalyst was originally an invention originated in Japan, but the United States was able to invent it before Japan. It can be seen that technology is a battle for time.
Due to the superiority and advanced nature of this invention, many air purification management companies are vying to cooperate with the developers, and many scholars have gone to study. However, there are currently not many derivatives of this invention. The more famous one is the Japanese RhysuAir brand. Inspired by this invention, a doctoral team from the University of Tokyo in Japan developed an air purification product using composite photocatalyst as raw material, which has antibacterial properties. Deodorizing function - RhysuAir Air Purifying Sponge (RhysuAir air purifying sponge). Japan has always been very professional in the market segment of deodorizing and purifying products. The launch of this new product is also an advanced innovation in the selection of raw materials for similar products.
The BreathTec brand in the United States, including the BreathTec pet odor remover mat (pet training mat), also uses this invention. The smell of urine on pets is very strong, and this product can powerfully deodorize and antibacterial. It saves the owner a lot of cleaning time and gives the owner and pets a clean indoor environment