|
|
Article: Bluelight UV Disinfection Combined With Hydrogen Peroxide.(Heraeus Noblelight Ltd.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
- Article from:
- Food Trade Review
- Article date:
- December 1, 2000
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2000 Food Trade Press Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Heraeus Noblelight Ltd, UV Division, 8 Caldbeck Road, Croft Business Park, Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, tel:0151 343 0545, can now combine their new Blue Light UV disinfection technology with hydrogen peroxide sterilisation to provide disinfection of food packaging materials, especially in the dairy industry.
Conventionally, hydrogen peroxide is applied to packaging materials in a 35% solution and has strong antiseptic effect, as its oxidising action attacks cell walls to kill microorganisms. UVC irradiation, on the other hand, is absorbed in the nucleic acids in the cells and destroys the genetic information so that the cells die. The Blue Light UV system ...