UV advantages: 1) disinfection and sterilization; 2) promote
bone development; 3) it is good for blood color; 4) it can occasionally treat
some skin diseases; 5) it can promote mineral metabolism and vitamin D
formation in the body.
Ultraviolet disadvantages: 1) cause skin aging to produce wrinkles; 2)
produce spots; 3) cause dermatitis; 4) cause skin cancer.
Sterilization principle of UVC.
Among all the wavelengths of ultraviolet,
only short-wave ultraviolet UVC has the effect of sterilization and
disinfection, which is a pure physical disinfection method. It has the
characteristics of broad-spectrum, high efficiency, fast and thorough, no need
to add chemicals, no drug resistance, no secondary pollution and so on.
UVD ultraviolet of wavelength
185nm can change oxygen O2 in air into ozone O3.Ozone has strong oxidation
effect and can effectively kill bacteria, but wavelength 185nm ultraviolet does
not have germicidal effect. The dispersion of ozone can just make up for
the shortcomings that ultraviolet rays can only spread in a straight line and
disinfection has a dead angle. it can reach any corner of the space with the
air, making sterilization and disinfection more thorough.
The principle of ultraviolet
sterilization: through ultraviolet
irradiation on bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms, it destroys the
molecular structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) or RNA (ribonucleic acid) in
microbial cells, causing DNA chain breakage, nucleic acid and protein
cross-linking rupture, resulting in growth cell death and regenerative cell
death, achieving the effect of sterilization and disinfection. Among them,
the ultraviolet disinfection effect of wavelength 253.7nm is the best.
Ozone sterilization principle: UVD ultraviolet radiation of wavelength 185nm
irradiates the air, which can decompose the oxygen O 2 molecules in the air,
and the resulting O atoms combine with O 2 molecules to produce ozone O
3. Ozone O3 has strong oxidation, which can destroy the cell wall of
decomposing bacteria, and penetrate into the cells to oxidize and decompose
glucose oxidase, ribonucleic acid (RNA), deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), proteins,
lipids, polysaccharides, macromolecular polymers, and destroy the metabolism
and reproduction of bacteria, thus achieving the effect of sterilization and
disinfection.
Germicidal characteristics of UVC.
High-efficiency sterilization: the germicidal effect of ultraviolet rays on
bacteria and viruses is generally completed in a few seconds, which occurs
almost instantly, and the germicidal disinfection ability is 600 to 3000 times
larger than that of chlorine.
Broad-spectrum sterilization: ultraviolet technology in all the current
disinfection technology, the broad-spectrum sterilization is the
highest. It can kill almost all bacteria and viruses with high efficiency.
Sterilization is more
thorough: ultraviolet radiation
combined with ozone (UVC+O3) can exert more powerful and thorough disinfection
power. Ultraviolet rays irradiate the air and the surface of objects in a
straight line to achieve strong sterilization and disinfection; ozone permeates
into every corner of the room with the air, killing indoor bacteria thoroughly.
Completely environmentally
friendly: ultraviolet light emits
ultraviolet radiation for sterilization and disinfection, ultraviolet rays
irradiate oxygen in the air to produce ozone, ozone is strongly oxidized to
kill bacteria and viruses, and there is no need to add any chemicals in the
whole sterilization process to achieve complete environmental protection.
There is no drug resistance: ultraviolet or ozone directly destroy the DNA,
RNA and protein in bacterial virus cells, resulting in direct cell death and
inability to reproduce and replicate, and there is no drug resistance. On
the other hand, the sterilization of other chemicals will make bacteria and
viruses resistant to drugs, resulting in the failure of the sterilization
effect of the chemical.
No secondary pollution: ultraviolet and ozone cause bacteria and
viruses to die directly, without any other chemical pollutants; at the same
time, ozone is converted into oxygen in 15 minutes (ozone half-life) at room
temperature without any residual secondary pollution.
Germicidal efficiency of UVC.
Germicidal efficacy of UVC
ultraviolet against common bacteria and viruses (radiation intensity: 30000μW / cm2).
Bacteria name |
killing time |
Bacillus anthracis |
0.3 seconds |
Tetanus |
0.3 seconds |
Shigella dysenteriae |
1.5 seconds |
Escherichia coli |
0.4 seconds |
Staphylococci |
1.3 seconds |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
0.4 seconds |
Influenza virus |
0.3 seconds |
Poliovirus |
0.8 seconds |
Hepatitis B virus |
0.8 seconds |
Bacteriophilic virus |
0.2 seconds |
Aspergillus Niger |
0.3 to 6.7 seconds |
Mucor |
4.6 seconds |
Penicillium |
0.9 to 3.0 seconds |
Blue green algae |
10 to 40 seconds |
Nematode eggs |
3.4 seconds |
Green algae |
1.2 seconds |
Protozoa |
4.0 to 6.7 seconds |
White spot disease |
2.7 seconds |
Infective pancreatic necrosis |
4.0 seconds |
Viral hemorrhagic disease |
1.6 seconds |
Prevent the harm of UVC ultraviolet rays to the human body.
The main parts of UVC UV
damage to the human body are eyes and exposed skin. Short-term high-intensity irradiation
can burn eyes and skin, and long-term high-intensity irradiation can even cause
skin cancer.
UVC UV penetration is very
weak, ordinary transparent glass, clothing, plastic, dust and so on can
completely block. Therefore, wearing glasses (avoid looking directly at
the UV light without glasses) and covering the exposed skin as much as possible
can protect your eyes and skin from UVC UV damage.
Exposure to ultraviolet rays
for a short time is like being exposed to the hot sun, which is not harmful but
beneficial to the human body. UVB ultraviolet rays can promote the metabolism
of minerals and the formation of vitamin D in the body.
Principles to prevent UVC UV damage: 1) wear glasses (ordinary glass or resin
lenses); 2) avoid looking directly at UV lights; 3) wear long-sleeved clothes
to cover bare skin such as hands; 4) use objects around you to block UV rays,
such as walls, furniture, curtains, books and newspapers; 5) avoid exposure to
UV for a long time, short-time exposure does no harm to the human body.