Liquid mercury free bulbs
e3light is moving boldly in our mission to sustain the world's environment in strict adherence to our sustainable development policy. e3light has introduced AMALGAM, an alloy of mercury in solid form, in the production and manufacturing of our entire line of energy saving products. The many benefits of investing into this new production technology includes the elimination of liquid mercury in our products and minimizes the environmental impact of our energy saving products at the different stages of the product life cycle.
Incorporating Amalgam Technology WITHOUT LIQUID MERCURY.
e3light energy saving light bulbs currently* use amalgam technology in the manufacturing process and are free of liquid mercury.
With the introduction of amalgam technology in the production of energy saving light bulbs you are able to minimize the environmental impact at different stages of product life cycle.
This action would not only protect workers during production and transport, but also the end users for use and disposal of exposure to liquid mercury.
WHAT IS AMALGAM?
Amalgam is an alloy of mercury combined with other metals. Thus, the mercury is in a stable fixed form at room temperature. It is a more environmentally friendly product as well as a considerably safer alternative to liquid mercury, because the mercury embedded in the amalgam remains in a stable hard form up to temperatures of 95° C under normal atmospheric pressure.
WHY AMALGAM IS MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AT ROOM TEMPERATURE?
The mercury inside the amalgam is part of a new metal alloy and can not escape into the atmosphere even when the light product is broken or destroyed. Therefore the Amalgam poses no health hazard to humans in the event of a broken energy light saving lamp and does not pollute the environment. The use of amalgam also makes the lamp even easier and safer to handle for disposal and recycling. Furthermore, amalgam will not lead to land and water pollution as it is in a stable solid form.
Regardless of whether an energy saving light bulb contains liquid mercury or amalgam, both are far better alternatives to incandescent bulbs for the simple fact that the standard production process of incandescent light bulbs results in the release of up to 5 times as much mercury emission into the environment.
* Older lines however: 3U, 2U, and Twist - Do contain a minimal level of up to 1,5mg mercury, which is well below the EU's suggested maximum of 5mg.