UV-C Anti-Biofouling Accessory

This is the next generation of hybrid anti-biofouling that JFE have developed for the long-term deployment of their sondes.

The UV-C ultraviolet light (UV-C) irradiation kit can be attached to the JFE Infinity series of oceanographic sondes. This includes cabled and stand-alone battery-operated sondes.

Combined with the existing wiper mechanism for removal of biofouling, it provides a very effective combination for preventing bio-fouling by removing both algae and the more difficult ‘inorganic’ organisms such as barnacles that cement onto optical surfaces. The wide view UV-C LED ensures a larger area around the optic surface is free of bio-fouling.

This system can be used in delicate marine environments such as reef atolls as both mechanisms do not use harmful biocides or copper poisoning to prevent the biofouling buildup.

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