Evaluating the impact of LED bulb development on the economic viability of ultraviolet technology for disinfection

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 400-406

  Ibrahim, Mohamed A S ^a   Macadam, Jitka ^a   Autin, Olivier ^a   Jefferson, Bruce ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disinfection; UV light emitting diodes; Wall plug efficiency; Water treatment; Whole life cost

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; INVESTMENTS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; TECHNOLOGY; ULTRAVIOLET DEVICES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CAPITAL INVESTMENT; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; LOW PRESSURE HIGH OUTPUTS; ULTRAVIOLET TECHNOLOGIES; WALLPLUG EFFICIENCY; WHOLE LIFE COST;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DISINFECTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; MARKET SYSTEM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY COST; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MARKETING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESIDENTIAL AREA; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; LIGHTING; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SEMICONDUCTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84890999495     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2013.829858     Document Type: Article

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