PARIS, France, 14 October 2021: Eurovent Certita Certification said it granted the first ever certificates for air cleaners. Making the announcement through a Press release, Eurovent said, it issued the certificated in September to three independent air cleaners with clean air efficiencies for particles, gaseous pollutants, microorganisms and allergens.

The scope of the certification programme includes all independent air cleaners for residential and non-residential applications, Eurovent said. The certification process is based on factory audits, random product sampling and tests according to NF B44-200:2016 for air cleaning performances and ISO 3741:2012 for acoustic performances, it said. All tests are performed by independent testing laboratories, it added.

According to Eurovent, as part of the certification programme, Clean Air Efficiency Classes are certified. The classes are represented in a dedicated Efficiency Label to allow end-users to compare easily between the different independent air cleaners.

According to Eurovent, the following other performances are certified:

• Purified air flow rates, for the following pollutants:
  • Particles
  • Gaseous pollutants
  • Micro-organisms
  • Allergens
• Recommended room area
• Sound power level
• Energy consumption
• Air flow rate

The list of the corresponding products and product performance reports, Eurovent said, can be checked at www.eurovent-certification.com.