Amatara ya cathode akonje ya germicidal yakozwe muburyo buto, kuramba no gukomera kwamatara make, basohora 254nm (ozone yubusa), cyangwa 254nm na 185nm (kubyara ozone) kugirango bice mikorobe, bikora muminota mike, bityo bikoreshwa cyane muri sterilizeri. kubwoza amenyo, gusiga marike, kurigata mite, ibikoresho byo kwanduza ibinyabiziga, gusukura vacuum nibindi .. Hariho ubwoko bubiri bukoreshwa cyane, amatara ya germicidal Linear (GCL) hamwe n’amatara ya germicidal U (GCU).