The invention relates to an air purifier, especially highly effective to purify heavily polluted gases. The purifier comprises a power source, an inverter, an amplifier, a high tension generator, a voltage doubling circuit, a corona generator, a photoionization area, a draught fan, a speed change circuit, an isolation protection net, universal casters, and a housing. The purifier is characterized in that the stream theory of long-gap discharge is utilized,photoionization is generated from a 30mm discharge gap between positive and negative electrodes, low-impedance plasma (stream) between the positive and negative electrodes is connected; intensity of electric field is increased, and the stream can be turned into strip; photoionization members (plasma) can compose the large-area large-depth zonal purification unit. The purifier has the functions of cold sterilization, molecule decomposition, oxydative degradation, conversion of harmful matters and foul gases into the harmless; sterilization, deodorization and smoke elimination are achieved; all dusts smaller than PM2.5, causing dust haze, can be absorbed by the positive and negative electrodes in the ionization area, with the purification rate up to 100%; the 500mm<2> photoionization field consumes 77 watts only, so that environment protection and energy saving are achieved.