Does infrared kill germs and bacteria that might be on products from say, China?
“Does infrared kill germs and bacteria that might be on products from say, China?”
Infrared light no, high intensity infrared heat might but it lively will melt the product. Ultraviolet C light at high enough intensity will kill most bacteria and viruses you would not want to have skin or your eyes.anywhere near UVC intense enough to kill those in anytime frame under an hour exposed.
Packages that are in plastic are better chemically sterilized. 90+% isopropyl, or ethanol or 1% bleach which is 3:1 3% household bleach to water. Use a sprayer and soak with any of those. Bleach needs to stay wet for ten minutes. The alcohol will evaporate on it’s own. The Wal-Mart by my house has been out of 91% iso and bleach for days now people buy it before it makes off the stockers pallets.
“Does infrared kill germs and bacteria that might be on products from say, China?”
infared is another name for heat, and enough heat will kill anything, but of course could damage the thing being heated.
ultraviolet blows apart the DNA in viruses and bacteria, but like heat, affects only the surface of things (unless you apply enough heat to melt something into a puddle) ... but have no fear, coronavirus doesn’t survive very long on surfaces, so any goods shipped from china via boat (most of them), would arrive coronavirus free ...