Method and Device For Disinfection and/or Purification Of A Product
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and device for illuminating and at the same time purifying or disinfecting products such as air, flowers, food, vegetables, meat, poultry or fish. The method comprises the use of IR emitting LED elements.
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- 30. Method for reducing the number of microorganisms in or on a product, which method comprises illuminating the product with infrared light from one or more LED elements, preferably with infrared light in a range from 900 nM to 960 nM.
- 38. Device for reducing the number of microorganisms in or on a product using IR light, wherein the device comprises one or more LED elements and a power for the LED elements, wherein said LED-elements comprise an IR LED element, preferably an IR LED element within a range from 900 nm to 960 nm.
- 44. System for reducing the number of microorganisms in or on a product comprising a LED light source for infrared radiation of light onto said liquid, said infra red light source being separated from said fluid by a glass or synthetic material transparent for IR light, wherein said source is included in an elongated holder for a multiplicity of LED elements, and wherein said fluid is guided by a fluid guide element stretching in the direction of elongation of said light source.
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