High-Density Plasmacluster Ions

KC-930E

FU-Y30E

Air Purifier

Air Purifier with Humidifying
(recommended room size*1)

KC-930E-W (White)

FU-Y30E-W (White)
Sharps Unique Airflow System Removes Micron Dust Quickly and Efficiently
Powerful Airflow Enables Remarkably Quick Dust Removal
A newly developed long and wide nozzle based on aerodynamics provides a faster and more stable airflow. In addition, the 20 angle of the nozzle circulates air faster throughout the room, enabling remarkably quick removal of dust and particles even from far corners.
Dust removal time: Only min. for a 13 m2 room
Quiet Operation for Nighttime
Air purifying provides quiet operation of only 24 dB, which is almost the same sound level as a quiet library.
All-in-One Dust Collection and Deodorizing Filter
The filter features dust collection and deodorizing, and it is easy to exchange.
Other Outstanding Features
The clean sign shows the odor condition in the room. The odor sensor automatically controls the fan speed according to the odor condition. (KC-930E) Simple-to-use control panel

Powerful air suction:

180m /hour
Dust from far corners of the room is removed.
Take a Deep Soothing Breath
High-Density Plasmacluster Ion Technology Purifies Room Air with the Same Ions As in Nature

Specifications

Models
Air purifying system Plasmacluster ion modes Plasmacluster indicator light Humidifying Remote control Recommended room size
Humidifying system Tank capacity Humidifying capacity*2
Air purifying*1 Humidifying*2 Recommended room size for high-density Plasmacluster ions*3 Fan speed Voltage/frequency (V, Hz) Power input (W) (max. / med. / low) Standby power (W) Airflow (max. / med. / low) (m3/min) Noise level (max. / med. / low) (dB) Filter type Dust collection / Deodorizing Pre-filter Humidifying Filter life Dust collection / deodorizing filter Humidifying filter Sensor Odor Dust Temperature & humidity Clean sign Light control button Power cord length (m) Plug type Dimensions (W x H x D) (mm) Net weight (kg) Replacement filter Dust collection / deodorizing filter Humidifying filter
High-density PCI generator and fan On/Off Yes Natural vaporization 2.1 L 350 mL/hour No 21 mmm(max. / med. / low) auto 220-240, 50// 13 / 4.5 0./ 126 / / 39 / 22 All-in-one dust collection / deodorizing filter Yes Humidifying filter Up to 2 years Up to 1 year Yes No No Yes (3 steps) Yes (bright / off) 2.0 Type C (2-pin) 375 x 535 x 205 6.1 FZ-Y30SFE FZ-Y30MFE
High-density PCI generator and fan On/Off Yes No 21 mm(max. / med. / low) 220-240, 50// 32 / 23 1./ 120 / / 35 / 24 All-in-one dust collection / deodorizing filter Yes Up to 2 years No No No 2.0 Type C (2-pin) 356 x 510 x 180 5.0 FZ-Y30SFE
*1 Recommended room size: Calculated based on the JEM1467 standard of the Japan Electrical Manufacturers Association. *2 Measurement conditions: 20C, 30% humidity (JEM1426) *3 Size of a room in which approximately 7000 ions can be measured per m3 in the center of the room (at a height of approximately 1.2 meters from the floor) when the product is placed next to a wall and run at the MAX operation position. Operation manual language availability is subject to change. * Design and specifications are current as of September 2009, but are subject to change without prior notice. * Actual colors may differ slightly from the colors shown in this brochure. The filter itself may produce an odor and need to be replaced after several months if the air purifier is used to reduce strong odors, such as cigarette smoke or grilled meat. Use the air purifier in combination with room ventilation if it is used for strong odors. Not all harmful substances in cigarette smoke (e.g., carbon monoxide) can be removed. Not all commonly occurring odors (e.g., pet odors) can be removed. Heat from air drawn in is lost when water evaporates from the humidifier filter, so the temperature of the outgoing airflow is lower than the room temperature. Use tap water to fill the water tank.

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Healthy Life from Sharp

With Plasmacluster Technology, the Same Positive and Negative Ions As in Nature Remove Airborne Mold and Viruses. High-Density Plasmacluster Technology
Plasma discharge generates and emits the same positive and negative ions that occur in nature. Plasmacluster technology is Sharps original air purifying technology that removes suspended airborne mold and viruses.

Release Plasmacluster ions.
Plasmacluster ions are the same positive and negative ions found in nature. The ions released into the air are long-lasting because they are surrounded by water molecules.
Attack suspended airborne microbes.
Hydroxide (OH) radical Hydrogen (H) Protein
Return to the air as water.

Water molecule (H2O)

Before Using an Air Purifier with Plasmacluster Ion Generator
After Using Sharp Air Purifier with Plasmacluster Ion Generator
The ions form hydroxide radicals that are highly oxidizing only when they adhere to the surfaces of mold and viruses. They instantly remove the hydrogen from the surface proteins, breaking them down.
The hydroxide (OH) radicals combine with hydrogen (H) to form water (H2O) which returns to the air.
Plasmacluster Technology Proven Worldwide
The institutions below have gathered validation data for Plasmacluster ion generating devices manufactured between October 2000 and July 2009, and records of product use.
Test substance Tested by: Kitasato Research Center of Environmental Sciences (Japan) Airborne viruses Seoul University (Korea) Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention Kitasato Institute Medical Center Hospital, Kitasato University (Japan) Retroscreen Virology, Ltd. (UK) Airborne allergens Hiroshima University Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter (Japan) Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pathology Ishikawa Health Service Association (Japan) Professor Gerhard Artmann, Aachen University of Applied Sciences (Germany) Adhering odor Adhering mold Airborne microbes Test substance Tested by: Ishikawa Health Service Association (Japan) Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention Kitasato Research Center of Environmental Sciences (Japan) Kitasato Institute Medical Center Hospital, Kitasato University (Japan) Professor Gerhard Artmann, Aachen University of Applied Sciences (Germany) Harvard School of Public Health (USA) Japan Spinners Inspecting Foundation The University Lbeck (Germany) Japan Food Research Laboratories

Pollen

Airborne mold

Airborne viruses

Cigarette smoke odor Dust mite feces and dead mites

Pet odor

Indoor Environments are Full of Invisible Dust
Airborne Dust Is Quickly Removed and Indoor Air Is Clean.
* Validation test results for other test substances carried out by the same test institution at the same time have not been shown.

Proven Effectiveness of Plasmacluster Ions
Removal of Dust Mite Allergens
Plasmacluster ions cut through and remove proteins in suspended allergens generated by dust mite feces and dead mites, reducing their effects. Removal effectiveness for dust mite allergens in suspended house dust

Powerful Humidifying

Keeps Your Skin and Throat from Becoming Dry Reducing Growth of Adhering Mold
Area of mold filament growth

Removal of Mold

Plasmacluster ions cut through and remove the cell membrane proteins on suspended mold surfaces, inhibiting their effects. Reduction of airborne mold
Keeping humidity also prevents nose and throat dryness and limits virus activity.

50% to100% of total

High-density Plasmacluster ions remove suspended mold and reduce the growth of adhered mold.

25% to 50% of total

High-density Plasmacluster ions produce a condition in which it is difficult for black mold to grow on surfaces such as rubber window frames.
* The effectiveness of humidifying depends on the season as well as the size and temperature of the room.
100 Residual rate (%) Residual rate: 100% removed
Humidifying through vaporization moisturizes your skin by penetration with tiny invisible water molecules. (1 nm = 1/1,000,000 mm)

Plasmacluster ion

3,000 to 15,000 nm
Vaporized water molecule (steam) Approx.

2 to 9 nm

Approx.
Natural attenuation Removal

50% 10%

Mold allowed to grow naturally
With Plasmacluster ion operation (30,000 ions/cm3)*
Plasmacluster ions (30,000/cm3)* Area of mold filament growth: 25% to 50% of total
Mold allowed to grow naturally Area of mold filament growth: 50% to100% of total
Without Plasmacluster ions
With Plasmacluster ions (3,000 ions/cm3)
20 With Plasmacluster ions (3,000 ions/cm3) (Minutes)
Tested by Hiroshima University Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter Test method: The effect of dust mite allergens in an uncleaned room (with a floor area of about 13 m2) was measured in an actual home by the ELISA (Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay) method. Sharp converted the results and calculated the average value. (Plasmacluster ion density: 3000 ions/cm3)
Tested by Ishikawa Health Services Association Test method: Plasmacluster ions were emitted into an experimental chamber with a floor area of about 13 m2, and the suspended mold was measured with an air sampler. Sharp has graphed the results using approximate figures. (Plasmacluster ion density: 3,000/cm3)

Tested by Japan Food Research Laboratories Test method: Sharp generated ions in a space of 2.6 m3, grew mold on a PVC plate for five days, and had a test facility estimate the mold growth. The mold growth was compared as directed by JISZ2911. Sharp plotted the results. (Plasmacluster ion density: 30,000 ions/cm3) Test results: No.208071183-001 of July 30, 2008 * The results do not apply to the FU series and KC-C series. Average ion density measured at the walls of a room half the recommended room size with the KC-860E/850E/840E using air purifying and humidifying with the maximum airflow.
The effectiveness of the Plasmacluster ions depends on the size and structure of the room and the air purifier operation mode. * Average ion density measured with the KC-860E using air purifying and humidifying with the maximum airflow volume in a room half the size of the recommended room size.
Liquid water molecule Approx.

0.4 nm

H 2O H 2O
Improves Effectiveness and Endurance of Plasmacluser Ions Removal of Viruses
Plasmacluster ions break down and remove projecting spike-shaped proteins of suspended viruses, and reduces their effects. Reduction of airborne viruses

Removal of Adhering Odor

Plasmacluster ions remove hydrogen from adhering odor molecules, breaking down and removing odor components. Removing cigarette smoke odor
Deodorized to unnoticeable level in about hours.

Odor Intensity

Increase in Adhering Odor Removal Speed (1.5 Times Faster)
High-density Plasmacluster Ions increase deodorizing speed. Depending on the way in which the Air Purifier is used, a concentrated airflow of high-density Plasmacluster ions can also reduce sweat odors clinging to clothes.
Water molecules accumulate around the positive and negative Plasmacluster ions, increasing their size and doubling their endurance and air-purifying speed*. Reducing cigarette smoke odor from cloth
Plasmcluster ions (ion density: 10,000 ions/cm3)* 80 minutes After 2 hours Plasmcluster ions Increased deodorizing (ion density: speed: about 5,000 ions/cm3) Tested by Japan Spinners Inspecting Foundation Test method: The effectiveness of deodorizing a cloth swatch impregnated with cigarette smoke odor components was evaluated using the six-level odor intensity indication method. Sharp converted and calculated the results. (Plasmacluster ion density: 10,000 ions/cm3) * The results do not apply to the FU series and KC-C series. Average ion density measured at the walls of a room with the recommended room size for the targeted high density of 7000 Plasmacluster ions with the KC-860E/850E/840E in air-purifying and humidifying mode at maximum airflow. Positive or negative ion Water molecules

Improved air cleaning

1.5 times faster

Plasmacluster Ion

Humidifying plus Plasmacluster Ions
* Tested by Japan Food Research laboratories Test method: Plasmacluster ions were emitted into an experimental chamber with a floor area of about 8m2, suspended mold was measured with an air sampler, and the approximate values were compared for two conditions: with and without humidifying.

Odor intensity

Residual rate: 100%
removed in about 10 minutes

3.1 2.0

Tested by Retroscreen Virology Ltd., U.K. Test method: Viruses were suspended in a 1 m2 box and the percentage of airborne viruses removed was measured. (Plasmacluster ion density: 7,000 ions/cm3) * The results do not apply to the FU series and KC-C series. Average ion density measured in the center of a room at a height of 1.2 m from the floor with the recommended room size for the targeted high density of 7000 Plasmacluster ions with the KC-860E/850E/840E in air-purifying and humidifying mode at maximum airflow.
With Plasmacluster ions (7,000 ions/cm3)*
Spot Deodorizing Function
The Spot Deodorizing function gently deodorizes suits or coats impregnated with unpleasant odors overnight by emitting a focused stream of high-density Plasmacluster ion air onto them.
With Natural decrease Plasmacluster ions (5,000 ions/cm3)

Natural decrease

Deodorized to unnoticeable level in about 6 hours.
Tested by Japan Spinners Inspecting Foundation Test method: The deodorizing effectiveness on a cloth swatch impregnated with cigarette smoke odor components was evaluated by the six-level odor intensity indication method. Sharp has converted and calculated the results. (Plasmacluster ion density: 5,000 ions/cm3)
Plasmcluster ions (ion density: 100,000 ions/cm3)*
Tested by Japan Spinners Inspecting Foundation Test method: The deodorizing effectiveness on a cloth swatch impregnated with sweat odor components was evaluated by the six-level odor intensity indication method. (Plasmacluster ion density: 100,000 ions/cm3) * The ion density created when the KC-860E was operated at the HIGH airstream setting, measured next to hanging clothing with the airstream directed onto it. Note: The effectiveness of clothing odor removal varies according to the type and intensity of the odor, and the clothing material. Odor is not removed from clothing areas away from the airstream. The FU series and KC-C series do not have this function.

Reduces Static Electricity, Preventing Pollen from Circulating and Clinging
Operation with humidifying and Plasmacluster ions is 3.5 times more effective at reducing static electricity, preventing pollen from circulating in the room and clinging to curtains or clothing. Clinging pollen is not removed only by trying to dust it off. A shower of Plasmacluster ions reduces static electricity, and the pollen is removed from the cloth.
Tested by Sharp Test method: Simulated pollen was made to cling to a cloth charged with static electricity, and then Plasmacluster ions were released. The cloth was dusted off several times, and then examined with an electron microscope. No Plasmacluster Ions Plasmacluster Ions (Ion Shower Mode)
While these air purifiers can remove suspended viruses and other contaminants, they cannot create a completely sterile environment. Sharp does not guarantee the ability of these air purifiers to prevent microbial infection.