Home air purifiers have always been one of the popular home appliances in the market. People purchase air purifiers to help them get a better air environment. Before 2020, people prefer the choice of a filter-type air purifier to remove particulate pollutants. But now, air purifiers with sterilization function are more popular in the market.

In the past, the purchasers of air purifiers paid more attention to the filtering function, hoping to remove dust, pollen and hair through high-efficiency filters. It is understood that in 2019, the top three decisive factors for the purchase of air purifiers are the filtration efficiency of particulate pollutants such as PM2.5, the noise level and the cost of consumables.

This year, there has been a significant change in the market trend of air purifiers due to the impact of the COVID-19. Air purifiers, which focus on disinfection function, are becoming popular in the global market. Sterilization technology, germicidal efficiency and air circulation speed are becoming important impact factors for people to choose air purifiers. The sales of many kinds of products, including UV air sanitizer, heating air disinfection purifier and ionic air purifier, have increased significantly.

UV air purifier sterilizers are air purification equipment that uses UVC germicidal light to irradiate the air with high density and realize efficient sterilization. UV sterilization technology is a reliable sterilization technology that had developed for more than 100 years. Before the epidemic, air sterilizers using ultraviolet disinfection technology were more commonly used in hospitals, laboratories and industrial places. This year, because of the epidemic, this technology has been more widely used in household air purifiers. In June 2020, academic reports from Columbia University and other institutions of researcher showed that UVC light could effectively kill coronavirus. The results of this study have promoted the sales growth of ultraviolet air disinfection purifiers in the market more.

UVC can kill bacteria and viruses quickly and effectively, and will not leave any toxic residue. So, apart from UV air disinfection purifiers, other UV disinfection products have also become the best-seller electronic products, including portable UV sterilizer, UVsterilizer Box, etc.