What is Hydroxyl?
And how does it purify your indoor air?
 

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Hydroxyl has none of the disadvantages of ozone.

Hydroxyl is a Safe, Highly Effective, and Naturally-occurring compound in the earth's atmosphere that scrubs pollution from air.

Hydroxyls and hydroxyl radicals are formed when UV-C radiation from the sun shines on water vapor in the atmosphere. Hydroxyl ions help clean the air.

Negative hydroxyl ions are also formed when the Air Probe Sanitizer's special ultraviolet lamps emit UV-C rays. The UV light shines on the water droplets on your air conditioner's cooling coil, and water vapor in the air in your ducts.

Hydroxyl ions will eventually clean dirty, smelly, plugged A/C cooling coils and ductwork. We have personally seen that happen.

Technically speaking:

The hydroxyl ion consists of a hydrogen atom and an oxygen atom with a shared electron.

Hydroxyls and hydroxyl radicals are formed when UV-C radiation from the sun strips the hydrogen (H) atoms from water molecules (H20), forming negative hydroxyl ions (OH-) and a little hydrogen peroxide* (H₂O₂ gas) which helps clean the air. *NOT the liquid peroxide you buy at the store!

It utilizes the special hydrogen bond, which is a molecular bond formed only between the hydrogen atom and other atoms. The effects of hydroxyl on unwanted organic compounds such as VOCs* are pronounced.

*Volatile Organic Compounds