Comparative research of efficiency of water decontamination by UV radiation of cold hollow cathode discharge plasma versus that of low- and medium-pressure mercury lamps

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 4 II, 2006, Pages 1365-1369

  Soloshenko, I A ^a   Bazhenov, V Yu ^a   Khomich, V A ^a   Tsiolko, V V ^a   Potapchenko, N G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Gas discharges; Plasma; Ultraviolet (UV) radiation; Water decontamination

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE LAMPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MERCURY VAPOR LAMPS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER;

CATHODE DISCHARGE PLASMA; GAS DISCHARGES; WATER DECONTAMINATION;

DECONTAMINATION;

EID: 33747840073     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.878997     Document Type: Article

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