Independent Consultant, Cleveland, OH.
Photochem Photobiol. 2021 May;97(3):466-470. doi: 10.1111/php.13387. Epub 2021 Feb 17.
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated great interest in reviving an old intervention technology, particularly for air disinfection-ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI). Since UVGI was developed and refined more than 80-90 years ago, the ultraviolet source of choice has been almost exclusively the low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp. Today, with new lamp technologies, there has been significant interest in the application of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes and excimer lamps that emit in the UV-C (180-280 nm) spectral band. This paper reviews these competing technologies with the aim of giving a sound basis for decisions on how to choose and install UV systems for disinfection of air and surfaces given the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 大流行引发了人们对一项古老干预技术的浓厚兴趣,特别是空气消毒的紫外线杀菌照射(UVGI)。自 80-90 年前紫外线杀菌照射技术开发和完善以来,人们几乎一直只选择低压汞蒸气放电灯作为紫外线光源。如今,随着新型灯技术的出现,人们对应用紫外线发光二极管和紫外线-C(180-280nm)光谱带的紫外线准分子灯产生了浓厚的兴趣。本文综述了这些竞争技术,以期为在 COVID-19 大流行期间如何选择和安装用于空气和表面消毒的紫外线系统提供合理的依据。