Samyoung E&G Co., Ltd. Gains Attention with Patent for Virus and Bacteria Eliminating LED Lighting

99.9% Sterilization Effect with Body-Safe Light Wavelengths

Anyone Can Install and Replace Without Special Equipment

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Seon-gang] Naju, Jeonnam, home to the headquarters of the small but strong company Samyoung E&G Co., Ltd. (CEO Kim Jung-ok), has attracted attention by registering a patent for a new concept lighting that neutralizes viruses floating in the air and bacteria on the surfaces of objects.

According to Samyoung E&G Co., Ltd. (CEO Kim Jung-ok) on the 20th, the converged artificial sunlight “XENOSUN Light,” which projects 405-nanometer (nm) LED visible light, achieves 99.9% sterilization with a wavelength of light that is harmless to the human body.

This is an advanced lighting product most similar to sunlight, applying a white light source that is indistinguishable from natural light compared to other purple-based products, significantly reducing eye fatigue, not causing degenerative diseases such as macular degeneration, and is known to help prevent myopia and glaucoma.

A representative of Samyoung E&G explained, “The LED elements applying multiple phosphors operate on a scientific principle that stops the life activities of bacterial cells such as rotavirus, salmonella, and E. coli, which cause respiratory diseases like COVID-19, MERS, and SARS, in all spaces where the light reaches.”

Developed jointly with LED chip specialist Olix Co., Ltd., Samyoung E&G’s XENOSUN has received antiviral certification from the Korea Testing & Research Institute (KTR), the highest grade in the ‘Photobiological Safety Test’ according to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards from the Korea Lighting ICT Research Institute, as well as ‘KC’ and radio wave certifications following its patent application.

In particular, XENOSUN can be easily installed and replaced by anyone in homes, offices, schools, hospitals, government offices, and more, in the same way as general lighting without any additional equipment.

Kim Jung-ok, CEO of Samyoung E&G, said, “Following the Green Energy Research Institute, XENOSUN was also installed last month in the ‘Citizen’s Room’ on the first floor of Gwangju City Hall,” adding, “If lifestyle quarantine using light-based sterilization is widely implemented, it will reduce disinfection work and lower quarantine costs.”

Meanwhile, Samyoung E&G, which opened in 2011, established a corporate research institute in 2015 based on certification as a promising small and medium enterprise by Jeonnam Province, and relocated its headquarters to Naju in 2019, focusing on the Energy Valley development project in the innovation city.

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