The UV advanced oxidation process – also known as UV AOP – is when ultraviolet light, in combination with an oxidant, breaks down environmental contaminants in water. Environmental contaminants are harmful chemicals that may come directly from human sources such as industrial manufacturing, agricultural run-off, or wastewater discharge, or they may originate from natural sources, such as the taste- and odor-causing chemicals generated by algae and bacteria blooms.

High energy photons emitted by low pressure mercury discharge lampsare able to decompose many chemicals. By means of direct photolysis organic bonds are broken as a result of photon absorption. Photons with a wavelength of 254 nm can split such bonds like O-H, C-H, C-C and C-O.

185 nm photons break even higher energetic bonds like C=C and O-O. The energy equivalent of the VUV radiation (185 nm) is, however, not high enough for the strong C=O bond.

185-VUV SERIES MODELS

• Designed in a variation of 8 models 

• Electrolytically polished Chamber to enhance the intensity of UV reflection 

• >85% 185nm VUV Transmittance