Any carbon filter will adsorb some VOCs, but the effectiveness largely depends on how much carbon pellets manufacturers put into the filters. In the case of the Levoit Core 200S, it doesn’t contain a sufficient amount of carbon pellets to effectively combat VOCs on a daily basis. Therefore, I would recommend exploring alternatives such as the Alen FLEX or similar air purifiers.

Also, I wrote an article on the best kitchen air purifiers, which I strongly recommend reading to get a better view of what an air purifier for a kitchen needs to have.

Hi Kornel.

I’m glad my article helped!

Cheers from Vancouver Canada

The Core 300 filter is larger, so it wouldn’t fit in the Core 200S model.

I haven’t tried the Levoit Core 300S yet, that will be my next investment. Thanks for the suggestions!

I have the 200s, 300s, and 400s units. The 200s is actually the least energy efficient by far for some reason. If you hook these up to a unit that measures the wattage being used the 200s uses almost 3x the electric as the 300s and 400s. On the lowest setting, the 200s uses about 14w, 300s about 4w, and the 400s about 5w. You can’t just look at the total wattage of the unit, you have to use a device to measure the electric output while it’s running to determine the energy efficiency.

Hi Kamen, thanks for writing.

I haven’t tested it yet, but based on specifications, it uses less power and has much more features of which I like the air quality indicator, smart app, and auto mode the most.