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An ion generator with increased generation of negative ions and its method of manufacture are disclosed. For an ion generator of the present invention, a titanium oxide powder is added to an ion generator that generates negative ions.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of preparing an ion generator comprising: a) baking a material having a rare earth element; b) pulverizing the material baked in step a); c) pulverizing a polar material capable of spontaneous polarization; and d) mixing the pulverized material of step b) with the pu

What is claimed is: 1. A method of preparing an ion generator comprising: a) baking a material having a rare earth element; b) pulverizing the material baked in step a); c) pulverizing a polar material capable of spontaneous polarization; and d) mixing the pulverized material of step b) with the pulverized material of step c). 2. A method of preparing an ion generator in accordance with claim 1 further including: e) admixing the mixture of step d) with titanium oxide. 3. A method of preparing an ion generator in accordance with claim 2 wherein the titanium oxide is added in a ratio of 1:99 to 99:1 by weight. 4. A method of preparing an ion generator in accordance with claim 1 wherein step b) includes pulverizing to a particle size of 3-5 microns. 5. A method of preparing an ion generator in accordance with claim 4 wherein step c) includes pulverizing to a particle size of 3-5 microns. 6. A method of preparing an ion generator in accordance with claim 1 wherein step c) includes pulverizing to a particle size of 3-5 microns. 7. A method of preparing an ion generator in accordance with claim 1 wherein step a) includes heating the material to a temperature ranging between 1000째 C. and 1800째 C. 8. A method of preparing an ion generator in accordance with claim 1 further including the step of selecting the material having a rare earth element from the group consisting of bastnasite, xenotime and monazite. 9. A method of preparing an ion generator in accordance with claim 1 further including the step of selecting the polar material from a group consisting of precious and semiprecious stones. 10. A method of preparing an ion generator in accordance with claim 9 wherein step c) is performed by pulverizing garnet.