Professional UV-C HVAC built-in unit made of high-quality white enamelled stainless steel, suitable for adapting existing ventilation systems that use partial recirculation, cooling in summer and heating in winter. By mounting this UV-C unit, the recirculated air is 99.99% free of all germs, such as the corona (COVID-19) virus, bacteria and fungi. Available in 36W (1 UV-C lamp and 70W (2 UV-C lamps) type UV-C L 36W-2G11.
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Germicidal UV-C Basics
UV light is a band of electromagnetic radiation classified into four wavelength ranges: vacuum UV (100 to 200 nm), UV-C (200 to 280 nm), UV-B (280 to 315 nm), and UV-A (315 to 400 nm). Wavelengths from 100 nm to 280 nm are germicidal. At 253.7 nm (commonly referred to as “UV-C”), the UV wavelength changes the structure of DNA and RNA, the genetic code of all life forms, inhibiting the ability of cells to reproduce. While bacteria and viruses absorb UV-C energy at different rates, no microorganism tested to date has proven resistant when subjected to an appropriate dose.
In May 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended to businesses preparing to reopen following the pandemic the use of germicidal UV to reduce the likelihood of disease transmission.
many hospitals began utilizing UV-C energy for the control of airborne infectious diseases. With the arrival and proliferation of antibiotics, use of germicidal UV began to wane. During the 1990s, drug-resistant “superbugs” and hospital-acquired infections renewed interest in UV-C, which can kill virtually any microorganism, including antibiotic-resistant germs.
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For nearly a century, short-wave ultraviolet (UV) C (UV-C) energy—similar to sun rays—has been used to destroy airborne and surface-bound microbes, including chickenpox, measles, mumps, tuberculosis (TB), and cold viruses. Yet, despite decades of research and thousands of applications in hospital emergency and operating rooms, urgent-care centers, universities, and first-responder locations, UV-C has not been widely leveraged. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, however, is highlighting UV-C’s potential as an effective air and surface disinfectant.
