Disinfection means the destruction of disease-causing microorganisms. The word Pasteurization was named after the French doctor Louis Pasteur, the father of modern medicine. Pasteur s research proved that sufficiently heating a substance destroys all disease causing germs. Today, throughout the world, beverages such as milk, fruit juice, beer and wine are disinfected through pasteurization. Consumers are familiar with and trust the process of pasteurization.
Pasteurization is a function of time and temperature.
If heat is applied for a long period of time, disinfection will occur at a lower temperature. At higher temperatures, disinfection occurs in a shorter period of time. The effectiveness of SWS pasteurizers is superior to chlorine, slow sand filtration, ceramic filters, roughing filters, and UV radiation. At this point the disinfected water is released from the solar collector. In many countries, firewood, charcoal and other fuels are used to boil water.