What Is UVGI?
Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation is a disinfection method that uses short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV-C) light to kill or inactivate microorganisms by destroying nucleic acids and disrupting their DNA, leaving them impotent.
Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation is a disinfection method that uses short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV-C) light to kill or inactivate microorganisms by destroying nucleic acids and disrupting their DNA, leaving them impotent.
Learn how UV-C light can be utilized in your facility to prevent the spread of infectious germs and organisms.
Hospitals, Research Laboratories, and Food Processing Centers have successfully used UV-C Irradiation for sanitation since the 1930s.
Specific UVGI designs that utilize air flow and lighting solutions to reduce contagions and show decontamination percentages.
UV-C light is a proven disinfectant that's capable of fighting harmful viruses, bacteria, mold, spores, and more.
This type of ultraviolet light gets absorbed by the amino acids that make up the proteins of microorganisms. There, they transfer electrons in such a way as to cause those proteins to break down.
Breaking the proteins of microorganisms renders them entirely harmless. This reaction leaves the area as close to perfectly clean (sanitized) as is humanly possible.
The effectiveness of UVGI is 99.99%; in other words, it's as effective as proven, powerful cleaning solutions (chemical) but without the need for manpower or the risk of missing spots.
Estimate your required wattage based on your disinfection time duration.
Disinfection Time | Wattage Required |
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15 minutes | ---- |
30 minutes | ---- |
1 hour | ---- |
2 hours | ---- |