Ultraviolet LEDs are special LEDs that emit in the ultraviolet spectrum, it's a clean technology that can be used for disinfection, deodorization, phototherapy and curing.

According to LEDinside, the UV LED market value is expected to reach US$ 1.224 billion in 2022, with a 2017-2022 CAGR of 33 percent. Apart from the stable market of UV LED curing, the major growing momentum of UV LED comes from sterilization, including surface, static water and flowing water disinfection.

UVC LED is the core technology of these increasing applications. Ultraviolet light in the C spectrum with wavelengths between 200-280 nm is energy-rich and powerful to destroy harmful micro-organisms and thus can be used in disinfection, Sterilization, Purification, and Water Treatment Markets.

UVC light eradicates bacteria and viruses by harming the molecules of DNA and RNA, damage the genetic information so that they lose the reproductive ability and are wiped out.

UVC LED is replacing mercury-based lamp in generating UVC light for disinfection. Following the Minamata Convention on Mercury which aims to prevent the adverse effects of mercury on human health and the environment, mercury lamp manufacturing and trading will be banned from 2021. UVC LED thus becomes more important in disinfecting applications.

Trump Lighting offers high performance and cost effective UV LED strips covering the entire UV LED spectrum from UVA, UVB and UVC.

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*Origin of the term “UV”

The name means “beyond violet” (from Latin ultra, “beyond”), violet being the color of the shortest wavelengths of visible light. UV lights have shorter wavelengths than violet light.

*Discovery of UV
The discovery of UV radiation was associated with the observation that silver salts was darkened when exposed to sunlight. In 1801, the German physicist Johann Wilhelm Ritter made the hallmark observation that invisible rays just beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum darkened silver chloride-soaked paper more quickly than violet light itself.

What is UV LEDs?
Visible LED market makes a giant leaf with expanding its application to BLU, lighting and automotive etc. With the UV LED power increasing(increment), the technology is also used in a wider range of applications.