Patent ID: 7968854
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: C02F,G01N

Abstract:
1. A device for sterilizing a fluid, said device comprising: a container for receiving the fluid; a UV light source for the sterilization of the fluid; and a measuring device for determining absorption properties and/or cloudiness of the fluid, the measuring device comprising a measuring chamber for receiving the fluid and/or a reference medium; wherein a light source is associated with the measuring device such that the light from the light source leads to the measuring device in a first mode of operation at least on a partial section through the fluid, and leads to the measuring device in a second mode of operation on this partial section through the reference medium having known absorption properties and/or cloudiness; and wherein the measuring chamber is arranged in relation to the container such that light from the UV light source is supplied to the measuring chamber via one light channel.