Wiebke Breideband project manager-marketing, Heraeus Noblelight GmbH Ultraviolet light is often used when contaminated water, air and surfaces need to be disinfected and cleaned safely. The advantages of this technology are that it is extremely economical, reliable and durable, as well as environmentally friendly. Different types of lamps can be used to generate UV light. One … [Read more...] about UV Low-Pressure Lamps – Offering Many Advantages Across Multiple Areas
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UV Degradation Effects in Materials – An Elementary Overview
Chris Rockett production and applications engineer, LightSources, Inc. As ultraviolet (UV) radiation consists of photons with high energy relative to visible light, it can cause degradation in the form of physical and chemical changes in susceptible materials. The degradation effects of UV are of concern to designers and users of a wide variety of materials that are intended … [Read more...] about UV Degradation Effects in Materials – An Elementary Overview
Triton X-100: Elimination Using Advanced UV Oxidation
Dr.-Ing Martin Sörenson CEO, enviolet Corp. Dipl. Ing. Jürgen Weckenmann Technical Director, enviolet Corp. Dipl. Ing. Frank Zegenhagen Senior R&D Manager, enviolet Corp. Triton X-100 is a non-ionic surfactant with numerous applications in the life science and pharmaceutical industries, for example as a general-purpose detergent or as a viral inactivation agent in … [Read more...] about Triton X-100: Elimination Using Advanced UV Oxidation
UV-C LED Systems: Land of Opportunity or Wild West?
Oliver Lawal CEO, AquiSense Technologies Jennifer Pagan, Ph.D. CTO, AquiSense Technologies Richard Simons, Ph.D. Product Development Scientist, AquiSense Technologies Mitch Hansen E-Marketing Specialist, AquiSense Technologies Since their first commercial availability approximately 15 years ago, UV-C LEDs have been heralded as an opportunity for the … [Read more...] about UV-C LED Systems: Land of Opportunity or Wild West?
Advanced Oxidation Radiation: Unlocking the Hidden Power of Low-Pressure Mercury Lamps
Laith Furatian, Ph.D. City of Kamloops, British Columbia Generating the hydroxyl radical (OH) for the purposes of water treatment, referred to as advanced oxidation, has been studied for several decades.1 When organic contaminants are refractory to conventional water treatment and sorb poorly to activated carbon, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) may be considered when … [Read more...] about Advanced Oxidation Radiation: Unlocking the Hidden Power of Low-Pressure Mercury Lamps