DUBAI, UAE, 9 May 2021: Sweden-headquartered Blueair has launched HealthProtect, which the company described in a Press release as its most advanced air purifier ever. Combining three new revolutionary technologies, the HealthProtect air purifier provides protection against viruses and bacteria, even when it is on standby, the company claimed. Blueair further claimed that the HealthProtect has been proven through independent third party laboratory tests to remove 99.99% of live airborne SARS-CoV-2 virus, making it the first product from a major air purifier brand to demonstrate the results.ii

Jonas Holst, Chief Product Officer, Blueair, said: “HealthProtect is the result of several years of R&D and consumer insights, as we see that across the globe, even before the current pandemic, viruses and bacteria are one of the main concerns for people. So with HealthProtect we wanted to create a germ-fighting machine, an air purifier that would reassure you even when in standby mode. This is what makes HealthProtect unique, and of course the fact that every component has been carefully designed in Sweden to provide the highest performance and energy efficiency.”

According to Blueair, HealthProtect uses HEPASilent Ultra, the company’s most advanced filtration technology to date. This technology combines electrostatic and mechanical filtration to remove up to 99.97% of airborne pollutants, such as dust, pollen, dander and mould, the company said. The technology also removes VOCs – including formaldehyde – odours and nanoparticles down to 0.03 micron and up to 99.99% of viruses and bacteria[i], the company said. Compared to traditional “true HEPA” filtration used in most air purifiers, the company claimed, HEPASilent Ultra silently delivers 50% more[ii] clean air and uses 55% less energy[iii]  and 10% less noise than traditional standard HEPA filtration[iv].

[i] Tested on the filter media. Deactivation of germs within natural flora (excluding viruses) under normal temperature and humidity conditions. Test of bacteria Escherichia coli growth on the filter media.

[ii] Based on testing of particle Clean Air Delivery Rate (pCADR according to GB/T18801-2015) in HealthProtect™ 7400 model at the same fan speed, compared to using H13 true HEPA filtration in the same unit.

[iii]Based on testing of energy consumption (W) and noise levels (dB, according to ISO 3743) in HealthProtect™ air purifier with the same particle Clean Air Delivery Rate (pCADR according to GB/T18801-2015), compared to using H13 true HEPA filter in the same unit.

[iv] Compared to using H13 true HEPA filtration at the same clean air delivery rate. Based on international Blueair testing.