An Approach to Standardize Methods for Fluence Determination in Bench-Scale Pulsed Light Experiments
Pulsed light (PL) is a fast non-thermal technology for decontamination based on the application of pulses of highintensity polychromatic light including UV-C light. Continuous-wave (CW) ultraviolet (UV) light technology is based on the application of monochromatic or polychromatic low-intensity ligh...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM) |
| Repositorio: | RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/2398 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10952/2398 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Photon fluence UV light Germicidally weighted photon irradiance Disinfection Dosimetry |
| Resumo: | Pulsed light (PL) is a fast non-thermal technology for decontamination based on the application of pulses of highintensity polychromatic light including UV-C light. Continuous-wave (CW) ultraviolet (UV) light technology is based on the application of monochromatic or polychromatic low-intensity light for long times. Appropriate UV dosimetry is fundamental in order to intercompare results and for scaling up. There are standard methods for bench-top CW UV treatments but not for tests involving PL dosimetry. The present article introduces the fundamentals of photochemistry and photophysics, adapts a protocol for CW UV dosimetry to PL tests, and critically revises current ways of reporting results of PL tests. |
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