Photocatalytic disinfection with titanium dioxide coated multi-wall carbon nanotubes

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 83, Issue 4 B, 2005, Pages 393-397

  Krishna, V ^a   Pumprueg, S ^b   Lee, S H ^a   Zhao, J ^b   Sigmund, W ^a   Koopman, B ^b   Moudgil, B M ^a,b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial endospores; Carbon nanotubes; Photocatalysis; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARBON NANOTUBES; CELLS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DNA; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTONS; PROTEINS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTHRAX; BACTERIAL ENDOSPORES; ELECTRON-HOLE PAIRS; SMALL ACID SOLUBLE PROTEINS (SASP);

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 22944431855     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/psep.04387     Document Type: Article

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