Philips TUV 8W FAM/10X25BOX Lamp

Low Pressure Mercury Vapour Discharge Lamp with Tubular Glass Wrap

Benefits

• Safety of effective disinfection over the entire useful life of the lamp - High system efficiency as there is no need to oversize the purification system to maintain disinfection efficiency
• Good environmental choice due to the lower amount of mercury.

Duties

• Emit short-wave UV radiation with a peak at 253.7 nm (UV-C) for germicidal action
• The glass of the lamp filters the line at 185 nm forming ozone
• Protective inner deposit limits the depreciation of UV-C emission
• A warning light on the lamp indicates the emission of UV-C radiation

Application

• Killing or inactivating bacteria, viruses, and other primitive organisms
• Air, water and surface disinfection in hospitals, bacteriological and pharmaceutical research environments, and for food industries such as dairies, breweries and bakeries
• Disinfection of drinking water, wastewater, swimming pools, air conditioning systems, cold rooms, packaging materials, etc.
• Used in many photochemical processes

Warnings and Safety

A broken lamp is very unlikely to affect your health. If a lamp breaks, ventilate the room for 30 minutes and remove the pieces, preferably with gloves. Place them in a sealed plastic bag and take it to your waste management site for recycling. Avoid using a vacuum cleaner.