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According to the "2019 Deep UV LED Application Market Report - Sterilization, Purification and Water Treatment Market" released by TrendForce LED Research Center (LEDinside), the global UV LED market size reached US$299 million in 2018, and the market size is expected to reach US$991 million by 2023, with a compound growth rate of 27% from 2018 to 2023. Looking forward to the application market demand, in addition to the stable growth of the solidified market, surface/air sterilization and purification, static water sterilization, and flowing water sterilization are the main growth momentum in the future.
As a sub-application field of LED, UV LED can be said to be in its infancy stage. The market has not yet been widely used on a large scale and has great market potential in the future. Therefore, it has attracted more and more manufacturers to join the UV LED product camp, greatly expanding the technology and application of UV LED.
Review of what new technologies and applications have emerged in 2019? What are the layouts of manufacturers? To this end, LEDinside briefly sorted out the events related to UV LED in 2019 for readers.
UAV is equipped with UV LEDs, providing comprehensive sanitation treatment services for public transportation
It is reported that the Korean design team installed UV LEDs on the drone and emitted ultraviolet light on subway stations and trains for sterilization.
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UAV is equipped with sensors and UVC LEDs, flying smoothly around the station, emitting UV LED light in the subway, efficiently and effectively clean surface bacteria while purifying the air.
smart water cup has a built-in UV-C LED system, which automatically sterilizes and disinfects up to 99.9%
On July 30, French design brand NOERDEN launched a smart water cup with a built-in UV-C LED sterilization system, which can automatically disinfect water, and also has a water reminder function.
NOERDEN said that this water cup is called LIZ and its smart touch response cup lid has a built-in UV-C LED, which can eliminate harmful viruses and bacteria by up to 99.9%. Users can start the sterilization procedure by tapping the lid twice. UV-C light will sterilize the water in the entire empty cup or cup by decomposing bacteria and virus DNA. After this process is completed, the LED indicator will stop flashing.
Source: NOERDEN
German researchers develop UV LED disinfection module disinfection bottle caps
Researchers at the Institute of Fraunhofer Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany, collaborated with PURION, an ultraviolet technology solution provider, to develop a UV LED purification module for bacterial disinfection during beverage bottling.
Image source: Purion
UVB LED helps treat psoriasis and vitiligo
RayVio's XR 308nm medium wave UV LED is reportedly the key to improving psoriasis and vitiligo treatment options. "UV treatment of psoriasis and vitiligo has always been limited by the size and cost of the device and the risks to surrounding healthy tissues. The excimer laser system solves the therapeutic targeting problem to avoid damage to healthy skin, but the device is large and very expensive. Our 308nm UV LED can be used for small handheld devices that are conveniently portable."
Integrated UV LEDs are self-disinfected on door handles
Integrated UV LEDs are self-disinfected on door handles
It is reported that two graduate students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong designed automatic cleaning of door handles. The two graduate students were inspired by the 2003 outbreak of Atypical pneumonia (SARS), when the virus was transmitted through contact. They designed this automatic cleaning door handle to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and improve public health.
Source: James Dyson Award
The research team used a thin photocatalytic coating activated by UV LEDs to break down bacteria on the substrate surface. Since a consistent UV light source was required, they added a generator that provided a steady current to light up the UV LED light, and this process could be done by opening and closing the door.Light reflection occurs in the transparent glass door handle to activate the coating on the outer surface, so that the door handle can be disinfected and cleaned by itself
UVC LEDs enter laboratory applications: AquiSense, a subsidiary of Nikkiso, specializing in UV-C LED water sterilization applications, announced that it will develop a unique product for SUEZ, using AquiSense's patented UV-C LED water treatment technology, which can directly disinfect water when used in key laboratory applications.
The world's first high-power mass-produced UV LED chip production line is officially put into production
According to the Development and Reform Commission of Changzhi City, Shanxi, the Zhongke Lu'an deep ultraviolet LED project with an annual output of 30 million ultraviolet LED chips was officially put into production in July. This is the world's first high-power mass-produced ultraviolet LED chip production line, marking the rapid advancement of Changzhi's LED industry towards a goal of 100 billion. Its production has brought Changzhi City's LED industry into a new stage of clustering and high-end, and it also means that Shanxi Province has an international and open ultraviolet photoelectric industry cluster.
uses UVC LEDs in space. American company AquiSense Technologies participates in 10 aerospace projects
September. According to reports, American UV LED disinfection technology company AquiSense Technologies announced that it will participate in 10 aerospace projects.
These projects include keeping growth systems clean in space greenhouses, reducing the maintenance burden of biofilm formation in closed environments, and disinfecting astronauts’ drinking water on the International Space Station.
Formosa Plastics Group and Japanese machine installation set up a joint venture to enter the UV LED market
In October, Formosa Plastics announced that it had established a joint venture with Japan's Japanese machine installation company (Nikkiso) to enter the UV-LED market. The first product of the two parties cooperated to launch a water purifier, which has been launched on Formosa Plastics Shopping.
Formosa Plastics Group is optimistic about the growth of UV-LED in the application of air filtration, water quality filtration and other sterilization markets, and cooperates with Japanese Machinery Installation Company to develop water purifiers for the first time. The investment amount of Formosa Plastics is 3.6 billion yen, and the other party invested in technology, and both parties held half of the shares. The upstream Euret was provided by Japanese Machinery and equipped with the Formosa Plastics relationship company Fumaoke, and finally entrusted external manufacturers to design and make the finished product.
Kaineng Health cooperates with Acuva to develop the next generation of UV-LED water treatment application
In October, Kaineng Health Technology Group (Canature), a listed company in the domestic living water treatment industry, announced that it will cooperate with Acuva Technologies to provide UV-LED water treatment technology solutions.
UV optical curing industry, Jiuri New Materials successfully landed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board
On November 5, Tianjin Jiuri New Materials Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Jiri New Materials") issued an announcement announcing its successful listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board.
Jiuri New Materials was established in 1998. It is the largest production and most complete variety of photoinitiator manufacturer in the country. Its market share of the photoinitiator business is about 30%, and it has global influence in the field of photocuring agents.
Sanan Optoelectronics plans to raise 7 billion yuan to focus on high-end semiconductors, including special packaging business
On November 11, Sanan Optoelectronics issued an announcement announcing that the total amount of funds to be raised will not exceed 7 billion yuan, and will be invested in semiconductor research and development and industrialization projects (Phase I). The construction mainly includes three major business segments and public supporting construction. Among them, the three major business segments are: gallium nitride business segment, gallium arsenide business segment, and special packaging business segment.
After the implementation of this fundraising project, it will be built with four product directions including high-end gallium nitride LED substrate, epitaxial, chip, high-end gallium arsenide LED epitaxial, chip, high-power three-primary color laser , and special packaging products. The main products include high-end gallium nitride LED epitaxial chip, high-end gallium arsenide LED epitaxial chip, RS red light/infrared products, Mini/Micro LED chip, automotive LED lighting, plant lighting LED chip, high-power laser, solar cell chip, etc.
Guangpu Co., Ltd. raised about 1 billion yuan, focusing on smart lighting/UV LED and other fields
In December, Guangpu Co., Ltd. issued an announcement announcing that the total amount of funds raised for private placement of shares will not exceed 1030.8036 million yuan (including the number of the original number), and investing in the development of smart lighting and UV LED and other fields.
Guangpu Co., Ltd. believes that investing in the industrialization of UV LED will help the company further expand its business scale and cultivate new growth points. Relying on the functional characteristics of curing, exposure, disinfection, sterilization and purification, UV LED is expected to further expand the built-in disinfection, sterilization and purification application scenarios of home appliances and homes including air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, water dispenser water tanks, direct water dispenser, air purifiers, smart toilets, vacuum cleaners, smart trash cans, tableware cabinets, fresh boxes, thermos cups and other home appliances, and complement the current LED signal indications, display application scenarios, and LED home lighting application scenarios, and implement the long-term development strategy of "big health + big consumption".
American researchers have developed nanowire UV LED, and light intensity is increased by 5 times
Nanowire experts from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a UV LED. Due to the use of a special type of shell, its light intensity is five times that of similar LEDs based on simpler shell designs.
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National Health Foundation Includes UV LED technology in drinking water treatment standards
It is reported that the National Health Foundation (NSF International) has updated the drinking water treatment standards to provide a more effective way to treat microorganisms in drinking water. Revised NSF/ANSI 55 Standard: Ultraviolet Microbiological Water Treatment Systems has set new standards for the use of UV LED technology to achieve microbial reduction treatment and provides new testing methods to verify manufacturers' products.
Source: LEDinside
