1397 results about "Ultraviolet light exposure" patented technology

A method for managing UV irradiation for curing a semiconductor substrate, includes: passing UV light through a transmission glass window provided in a chamber for curing a semiconductor substrate placed in the chamber; monitoring an illuminance upstream of the transmission glass window and an illuminance downstream of the transmission glass window; determining a timing and / or duration of cleaning of the transmission glass window, a timing of replacing the transmission glass window, a timing of replacing a UV lamp, and / or an output of the UV light based on the monitored illuminances.

Naphthalate polyester articles can be coated with polymerizable compositions containing a vinyl-functional crosslinkable film former, a large amount of benzotriazole and a copolymerizable monomer that solubilizes the benzotriazole. The cured compositions help protect the naphthalate polyester from UV exposure and other weathering effects.

An exemplary sterilization system includes a self-propelled robotic mobile platform for locating and eradicating infectious bacterial and virus strains on floors (and objects thereon), walls, cabinets, angled structures, etc., using one or more ultraviolet light sources. A controller allows the system to adjust the quantity of ultraviolet light received by a surface by, for example, changing the intensity of energy input to a ultraviolet light source, changing a distance between a ultraviolet light source and a surface being irradiated, changing the speed / movement of the mobile platform to affect time of exposure, and / or by returning to contaminated areas for additional passes. The mobile platform may include a sensor capable of detecting fluorescence of biological contaminants irradiated with ultraviolet light to locate contaminated areas. The system is thus capable of “seek and destroy” functionality by navigating towards contaminated areas and irradiating those areas with ultraviolet light accordingly.

The invention provides a water purification system and method for combining ultraviolet germicidal irradiation and photocatalysis in a helical reactor geometry that maximizes both the photocatalytic efficiency and the germicidal dosage of the ultraviolet irradiation in deactivation of microbes and the destruction of contaminant organic compounds.

The invention provides an air purification system and method for combining filtration, ultraviolet irradiation, and photocatalysis, in an annular geometry that maximizes the photocatalytic efficiency of the ultraviolet light in the deactivation of microbes and the photocatalysis of volatile compounds.

Methods are disclosed of making linear and cross-linked, HMW (high molecular weight) polysilanes and polygermanes, polyperhydrosilanes and polyperhydrogermanes, functional liquids containing the same, and methods of using the liquids in a range of desirable applications. The silane and germane polymers are generally composed of chains of Si and / or Ge substituted with R′ substituents, where each instance of R′ is, for example, independently hydrogen, halogen, alkenyl, alkynyl, hydrocarbyl, aromatic hydrocarbyl, heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbyl, SiR″3, GeR″3, PR″2, OR″, NR″2, or SR″; where each instance of R″ is independently hydrogen or hydrocarbyl. The cross-linked polymers can be synthesized by dehalogenative coupling or dehydrocoupling. The linear polymers can be synthesized by ring-opening polymerization. The polymers can be further modified by halogenation and / or reaction with the source of hydride to furnish perhydrosilane and perhydrogermane polymers, which are used in liquid ink formulations. The synthesis allows for tuning of the liquid properties (e.g., viscosity, volatility, and surface tension). The liquids can be used for deposition of films and bodies by spincoating, inkjetting, dropcasting, etc., with or without the use of UV irradiation. The deposited films can be converted into amorphous and polycrystalline silicon or germanium, and silicon or germanium oxide or nitride by curing at 400-600 DEG C. and (optionally) laser- or heat-induced crystallization (and / or dopant activation, when dopant is present).

The invention includes a three-dimensional printing (3DP) machine that has at least one ultraviolet (UV) light source directed at powder or slurry being processed by the 3DP machine and / or directed at any of various surfaces or machine components, in a manner suitable to kill or damage microorganisms to a desired extent. The UV light sources may be either stationary or movable, and may be either pulsed or substantially continuous, and may operate in any desired sequence and timing with respect to other operations performed by the machine. The invention may include ultraviolet illumination in such a way as to interact with powder to sterilize or disinfect powder either while the powder is stationary or, alternatively, as powder is being moved from one place to another within the 3DP machine, or both. The invention also includes methods of performing three-dimensional printing using such illumination. The invention also includes the combination of other methods of sterilization or disinfection with the use of ultraviolet light. The invention also includes the use of ultraviolet light sources for a combination of polymerization / cross-linking in addition to sterilization / disinfection.

An ocular lens material comprising a copolymer prepared by polymerization with heating of a monomer mixture and / or with irradiating a monomer mixture with ultraviolet ray by means of a molding method, the monomer mixture containing a polysiloxane macromonomer A, a Si-containing alkyl methacrylate B, a hydrophilic monomer C comprising NVP as C-1 and another hydrophilic monomer C-2, another monomer D and a crosslinkable monomer E comprising a crosslinkable monomer E-1 containing at least one group selected from acryloyl group, vinyl group and allyl group, and methacryloyl group, and a crosslinkable monomer E-2 containing at least two methacryloyl groups as main components, wherein (A+B) / C (weight ratio) is 30 / 70 to 70 / 30, A / B is 25 / 75 to 75 / 25, C-1 / C-2 is 50 / 50 to 100 / 0, the amount of D is 0 to 20% by weight in the monomer mixture, which has high oxygen permeability, high mechanical strength, excellent surface wettability and low surface frictional property.

The invention relates to a PVC homogeneous penetrating coiled material floor, a production process thereof and a device. The product comprises five layers which are UV curing layer, a wear-resisting transparent layer, a PVC colored basis material layer with embedded colored plastic granules, a stable layer and an elastic foaming layer from the upper part to the lower part respectively. The product has the advantages of transparent and artistic patterns in traditional process, simultaneously has the advantages that the wear resistant property is better, the surface is contamination resistant and ultraviolet irradiation resistant, the product stability is good, the elasticity is good, and the comfortable feeling is better. Simultaneously the device has low cost and simple production process, is easy to be operated and convenient for the industrialized production, and has better social and economic values.

This invention relates to novel ultraviolet absorbing methine-based compounds comprising polyoxyalkylene moieties. Such compounds provide excellent, inexpensive, protection from ultraviolet exposure within various media, including, but not limited to, thermoplastics. The presence of polyoxyalkylene chains on the methine backbone permits such an introduction within thermoplastics while simultaneously providing very low degrees of migration from the target substrate. This invention also concerns methods of making the aforementioned ultraviolet absorbing thermoplastic compositions.

The present invention provides a composition for 3D printing, a process for preparing the same and an article thereof. By the solidifying method of UV irradiation, 3D printing is implemented. During said implementation, there is no need of high temperature heating, thus energy consumption is reduced, and there is no need for special solvent, thus harm to the environment is reduced. Meanwhile, the present invention uses micro-nano powder as the main material and polymer resin as adhesive, and at the same time, adds irradiation sensitizer. After electron beam irradiation, the polymer resin forms three-dimensional crosslinked network, thereby the strength, heat resistance and chemical resistance are improved after resin adhesion. Additionally, the present invention, by the addition of UV crosslinking agent, and by UV irradiation, cross-links the unsaturated resin after extrusion in 3D printing to form three-dimensional network structure, thus greatly improves the heat resistance, chemical resistance and mechanical strength of the shaping material, and makes the unsaturated resin have broader application prospects in 3D printing material.

A multi-storey gas sensor is constructed by stacking chemoresistor type gas sensing elements and providing holes through each sensing element so gas can pass from one sensing element to the next, through the sensing layers. A rich data set can be obtained by selecting appropriate combinations of materials for the different sensing layers and varying the operating conditions of the different gas-sensing elements by: taking measurements when different combinations of sensing layers are activated, when given sensing layers are heated to different temperatures or according to different heating profiles, and / or when selected sensing layers are exposed to UV light. Sensor sensitivity and selectivity can be increased by applying UV pulses of controlled duration, and target gas species can be detected based on the transient response of the sensing layer at onset of UV irradiation. Each sensing element may have a micro-hotplate architecture.

The invention I provides a method of producing an alicyclic epoxy compound having a specific structure, which comprises epoxidizing an alicyclic olefin compound having a specific structure by using an aliphatic percarboxylic acid having low water content. The alicyclic epoxy compound is useful for use in coatings, inks, adhesives, sealants, encapsulants, stabilizers or the like. The invention II provides an epoxy resin composition containing the alicyclic epoxy compound as a main component, and a photosemiconductor device comprising a photosemiconductor element encapsulated with the epoxy resin composition. The epoxy resin composition can be cured by heating, thereby obtaining a cured product having excellent moisture and heat resistance and transparency. The invention III provides: an ultraviolet rays-curable can-coating composition containing the alicyclic epoxy compound as a main component, which can be cured by ultraviolet irradiation, and can form a coating film having excellent film performances such as processability, adhesion, hardness and scratch resistance, particularly film appearance and retort resistance; and a process of producing a coated metal can using the composition.

The invention belongs to the technical field of intelligent robots and discloses an epidemic prevention robot and a control system thereof. The epidemic prevention robot comprises a robot body, a mechanical part and an electric appliance part, wherein the mechanical part comprises a moving chassis, a disinfectant storage box, a rotating table, an ultraviolet lamp box, a disinfection sprayer, and an intelligent recognition head; the electric appliance part comprises a laser radar, a servo motor outline, a control mainboard, a thermal imager, a portrait recognition module, a voice system and thelaser radar; a disinfection mode comprises an ultraviolet disinfection mode and a disinfectant spraying mode, and double disinfection sterilization is carried out through disinfectant spraying and ultraviolet irradiation. The epidemic prevention robot replaces manual work and is mainly used for safety epidemic prevention work; the functions of intelligent cruising, face recognition, remote shouting, autonomous charging, body temperature monitoring, voice alarm, disinfection sterilization and the like are provided, the robot can be greatly popularized in medical places, public places with large personnel flow and the like, and the probability that personnel are infected is greatly reduced.

A method for subjecting a microorganism to a combination of ozone and irradiation of UV light which has a synergistic effect on the reduction of the microorganism that may be resistant to either ozone or UV light alone. In particular, Adenovirus and Naegleria fowleri, are significantly more reduced when subjected simultaneously to the combination of ozone and UV light than when subjected only to ozone or UV light, respectively.

Subject matter of the invention is the procedure and plant for industrial wastewater and / or drinking water treatment by means of electrochemical methods and advanced oxidation processes. The preparatory phase of gravitational sedimentation is followed by main treatment consisting of electrocoagulation, electrooxidation and electroflotation through action of metal electrode sets made of inox, steel and aluminium respectively, with parallel disinfection / oxidation with ozone, UV irradiation and ultrasonic treatment, as well as recirculation in the electromagnetic field. At the end of the main treatment, the mixture of floccule and water is subject to coagulation / flocculation by electrochemically generated steel and aluminium floccule with slow infusion of ozone. The next phase is separation of sediment from clean water which is discharged through sand and activated charcoal filters for the purpose of removal of light floating floccule in the collection tank. If required, the water is subject to oxidation with simultaneous action of UV irradiation and ozone for the purpose of final destruction of organic matter and ammonia, and potential residues of microbiological contamination.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a low-load-capacity and high-activity load type ruthenium catalyst using titanium dioxide as a carrier. According to the invention, the titanium dioxide is used as the carrier, an ageing solution is illuminated by using ultraviolet rays in a precipitation and deposition ageing process, thus interaction of a ruthenium precursor and the titanium dioxide is enhanced, the dispersion degree of the precursor is improved, and further the high-dispersion titanium dioxide loaded ruthenium catalyst is obtained. The preparation method has the advantages of simple equipment and process, high yield, and convenience for industrialized production; and the prepared ruthenium catalyst has the advantages of small ruthenium granularity and good reproducibility. The ruthenium catalyst is applied to a process for synthesizing methane by carbon dioxide through hydrogenation, and has high reactant transformation rate, high selectivity and good stability.

The invention provides an air conditioner indoor unit with a sterilization function, a control method and an air conditioner. The air conditioner indoor unit with the sterilization function comprisesa bottom shell (1); a negative ion generator (2) which is arranged in the bottom shell (1) and can release negative ions to air for sterilization and purification; and an ultraviolet lamp (3) which isarranged in the bottom shell (1) and can be used for ultraviolet radiation to the air for sterilization and purification. Through the air conditioner indoor unit, the negative ion generator and the ultraviolet lamp can be used for sterilization and purification of the air entering the indoor unit jointly, and the indoor air sterilization and the interior sterilization of the air conditioner are achieved; the sterilization effect is improved, and bacteria and microorganisms can be killed effectively; and the influence of bacteria breeding on user health is avoided.

The present invention provides a cosmetic or food composition which is excellent in a skincare effect, particularly an effect of whitening the skin browned due to ultraviolet radiation or aging, and which can be safely used for many mammals. The present invention provides a whitening composition comprising reduced coenzyme Q represented by formula (1) as an effective component: wherein n represents an integer of 1 to 12. The present invention also provides a whitening composition further comprising oxidized coenzyme Q represented by formula (2) as an effective component: wherein n represents an integer of 1 to 12. The present invention also provides a method for whitening the skin of a mammal, the method comprising administering the mammal with the composition.

An active energy ray (e.g. UV rays)-curable organopolysiloxane resin composition comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane resin containing epoxy groups and aromatic hydrocarbon groups, (B) 0.05 to 20 parts by weight of a photo acid generator, (C) 0.01 to 20 parts by weight of a photosensitizer or photo-radical generator, and (D) 0 to 5,000 parts by weight of an organic solvent. An optical transmission component made of the above-mentioned composition cured by irradiation with active energy rays (for example, UV rays). A method for manufacturing an optical transmission component by irradiating the above-mentioned composition with active energy rays (for example, UV rays).

A system is provided for determining personal ultra-violet (UV) radiation measurements, comprising: a measurement device configured to measure UV irradiation; and a terminal device configured to receive or capture an output of the measured UV irradiation from the measurement device and to determine a specific user's personal UV exposure risk level based on at least the measured sun irradiation and information of a skin type of the specific user. The measurement device configured to measure UV radiation exposure includes a surface that includes a plurality of different sections that each have a different sensitivity to UV radiation exposure, and each of the plurality of different sections are configured to display a different color in response to the UV radiation exposure.

Provided is a method for synthesising a substantially size homogenous composition of titanium (IV) oxide (titania) nanoparticles comprising, synthesising a titania inorganic crystalline matrix within a sol gel reaction process under conditions that constrain the growth of the matrix such that a majority of the nanoparticles are of a narrow size distribution in the composition and do not exceed a maximum diameter of around 100 nm. The sol gel reaction process can occur under aqueous conditions, or within an organic polymer matrix under non-aqueous conditions. Aqueous dispersions and pastes comprising the substantially size homogenous composition of titanium (IV) oxide nanoparticles are also provided. The titanium (IV) oxide nanoparticles demonstrate improved photoactivity when exposed to UV irradiation, and can also include visible light absorbing centres such that activity is extended into the visible light range.

Hybrid sol-gel materials are provided, which may be produced by the reaction of an alkyl or dialkyl substituted trialkoxysilane or dialkoxysilane reacting with a silane diol, wherein said alkyl group has from 1 to 8 carbon atoms. A process is also provided for patterning the sol-gel spin-on glass material by: a) coating a substrate with the spin-on glass material; b) exposing the coated substrate of step a) to UV illumination in a desired pattern; c) post-exposure baking the coated substrate of step b) at a temperature from 100° C. to 120° C. for 30 to 60 minutes; d) cooling the coated substrate of step c) to room temperature; e) removing the non-exposed areas of the coating on the coated substrate of step d); f) drying the coated substrate of step e); g) hard baking the coated substrate of step f) at a temperature from 120° C. and 150° C. for 1 to 3 hours.

The in situ active carbon regenerating method and apparatus with medium blocking discharge plasma belongs to the field of chemical adsorbing separation and pollutant controlling technology. Under atmospheric pressure, low temperature unbalanced plasma generated through medium blocking discharge is used to in situ regenerate active carbon with adsorbate filled between the discharge electrodes under the action of high activity matter, ultraviolet and high energy electron bombardment, etc. The in situ active carbon regenerating apparatus consists of high voltage AC source, reactor and auxiliary device mainly. The present invention has the advantages of high regeneration efficiency, short regeneration period, no secondary pollution, no need of post-treatment, low active carbon loss, etc; and is suitable for active carbon regeneration mainly.

The invention provides a UV illumination device for sterilizing and disinfecting a desired item or area. The device is having a built-in camera and UV light source in order to disinfect and sterilize the desired item or area. The device automatically detects the human presence and the acts as a normal household light and can be fit inside the conventional light bulb or tube light holder. Further, the device uses an artificial intelligence module, object detection module, machine learning module, localization module, and a plurality of sensors to easily detect the application area and act according to parameters of a particular item. Furthermore, the device can be manually controlled by using a remote device which is having a display where the user can select, identify, prioritize the items and can adjust the time and intensity of the light projection based upon his / her own intellect.

A process for the production of a coating layer on a three-dimensional shaped substrate, comprising the steps: (1) providing a three-dimensional shaped substrate, (2) initial application of a coating layer on the surface of the substrate from a coating composition curable by free-radical polymerization of olefinic double bonds on UV irradiation and (3) irradiating the coated substrate with UV radiation; wherein the coating composition contains the following constituents: A) at least one free-radically polymerizable binder containing olefinically unsaturated groups, B) optionally, at least one free-radically polymerizable monomeric reactive diluent containing one or more olefinically unsaturated groups, C) at least one photoinitiator for free-radical polymerization, and D) at least one metal compound.

The invention relates to an electric-insulation epoxy resin castable for an outdoor mutual inductor. The epoxy resin castable comprises the following materials by weight percent: 21-26% of resin, 45-55% of filling, 15-25% of a curing agent and 2-6% of other auxiliary agents, wherein the resin is formed by mixing organic silicon modified epoxy resin, phenolic aldehyde epoxy resin, brominated epoxy resin and bisphenol F-type epoxy resin; the filling is silane-processed silica powder; the curing agent is modified methylhexahydrophthalic anhydride; the other auxiliary agents include a curing catalyst, a plasticizer, a reactive diluent, a silane coupling agent, a coloring agent and an antioxidant. The electric-insulation epoxy resin castable has excellent physical and chemical properties and has the performance of heat resistance, low temperature resistance, ultraviolet irradiation resistance, ageing resistance and the like. The electric-insulation epoxy resin castable is applicable to the electric insulation of the outdoor mutual inductor and other electrical equipment.

In order to reduce a total organic carbon (TOC) in ultrapure water to a level less than 1 ppb, several cycles of ozone contact / UV irradiation treatments are carried out in sequence. Preferably, the first cycle further includes an ion exchange treatment which is applied to the resulting UV irradiation water.

The invention takes the acrylic ester emulsion as the main film forming matter, adds water-based polyurethane emulsion, butylbenzene emulsion and organosilicon emulsion as modifier, takes the water as solvent, adds other adjuvant and gets the product. The invention overcomes the limitation when only employing single macromolecular emulsion because it employs several macromolecular emulsion, which can cover the shortage each other. The invention is characterized in that it takes water as solvent, which is non-toxic, non-odour and non pollution; the modifier and film coating possesses excellent hydrophobicity after drying; the product possesses unique water resistance property, ultra-violet rseistance and ageing resistance which the paint do not possess when employing single macromolecular emulsion; and the color can be various according to the requirement; the adhesive strength is strong, the effect of water resistance and impervious is good, possesses the property of heat resistance and freezing resistance and good extensibility; the product can be painted directly and the process is easy, and it is suitable for the water-proof, seepage control and moisture proof for various new and old roofing, basement and toilet and so on.

A method for performing a photopheresis procedure is provided comprising collecting MNCs in a suspension comprising RBCs and plasma and lysing the red blood cells in the solution, preferably by combining the suspension with a solution to cause lysis. In one example, the solution for causing lysis of the red blood cells comprises ammonium chloride, and the suspension including the ammonium chloride is incubated to cause lysing. After lysing, the suspension may be washed to remove plasma and hemoglobin freed by the lysis of the red blood cells, and an ultraviolet light activated substance is added to the suspension. The suspension is then irradiated with ultraviolet light.