| Title |
An Experimental Study on the Air Sterilization Performance of A Reflective Electro Magnetic Energy System |
| Authors |
Jin Kwan Hong ; Ga Yeon Lim |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2016.28.12.509 |
| Keywords |
자외선 조사 살균기술 ; 반사 전자기에너지 ; 지오바실러스 ; 살균성능 ; 신종 공기감염병 Ultra Violet Germicidal Irradiation(UVGI) ; Reflective Electro Magnetic Energy(REME) ; Geobacillus ; Sterilization Performance ; Airborne Infection Emerging Disease |
| Abstract |
From the point of view to prevent airborne infection-related diseases such as H1N1, SARS, and MERS, an actual application of air cleaning and purification systems including technologies like UVGI has become increasingly important. Recently, an air purification system using REME (Reflective Electro Magnetic Energy) developed in the U.S. is applied for indoor air purification and sterilization technology to counteract the outbreak of new airborne infections. In this study, an air sterilization performance experiment using REME was carried out. The results verified that air sterilization performance in the case of installing a REME system in a medical center was 31%, namely the number of floating bacteria decreased by 31% after only a five-day operation. In addition, the number of culture collections in the REME operating air conditioning systems using nonpathogenic Geobacillus stearothemophilus as a biological indicator decreased maximally to 67%. A field application of REME technology will be useful to prevent airborne infection-related diseases, especially in response to public health crises due to the advent of emerging diseases. |