Friday, February 11, 2011

Functioning and Benefits Of an UV Air Purifier

The UV air protects us from breathing poisonous gaseous elements and dust particles. The main function of an UV air purifier is to energize our body by supplying purified air which will contain less destructive particles, more fresh oxygen and it also kills the virus and bacteria. The effectiveness of an ultraviolet air purifier is directly proportional to the intensity (wattage) of the UV light and the time of exposure to the light.

UV air purifiers utilize a special property of ultra violet light. This technology produces a blanket of redundant oxidizers that not only clean air, but also sanitizes the surfaces as well as eliminating the pollutants.

Functioning of UV purifier:
A mercury vapor lamp is used in UV air cleaners to generate UV radiation. It's just a light bulb that's filled with mercury vapor. The air goes in to the purifier and once it gets treated with the UV radiations it is purified and released outside. It is also important to note that the purified air do not carry the effects of the radiation. No other purifier can filter the air as UV purifier does.

Benefits of UV purifier:
This type of light bulb is relatively inexpensive. Mercury vapor lamp can last for decades, as they slowly degrade and will lose about half their power in about five years.

The UV light can convert molecules of oxygen and water in the air into ozone, hydroxyl (OH) and hydrogen peroxide molecules, which in turn reacts with air pollutants, thus destroying and decomposing them into harmless components, such as water and carbon dioxide.

A UV air purifier does not need any replacement filters.

The use of UV Lamps in HVAC can reduce worker sickness.

Medical studies using germicidal ultra-violet air disinfection technique have proven effective in reducing the spread of tuberculosis, measles, influenza, smallpox, and controlling infection in operating rooms.

According to the Aerobiological Engineering Dept. at Penn State University, ultraviolet radiations of the natural sunlight are the main reason microbes die in the outdoor air.

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