MICRO-ORGANISM INACTIVATION SYSTEM

摘要

A portable micro-organism inactivation system (1) comprising: a casing mounting (2), a UV radiation source (10), a pump (9), and releasable tube support (3) for supporting an elongate tube (4) to define a flow path extending therethrough which is substantially free of substantial discontinuities are provided by the present invention. The elongate tube (4) has a first portion (5) and a second portion (8) wherein the first portion (5) has a UV-transparent wall. The first portion (5) extends in close proximity to the UV radiation source (10) within an irradiation zone thereof while the second portion is interfaced with the pump (9) for pumping of fluid through the system (1) so that substantially the whole of said individual fluid unit is exposed to a similar micro-organism inactivating level of UV-irradiation, whilst minimising damage to the desired components thereof. The invention also provides a method of micro-organism inactivation in a fluid using a system of the invention.