Efficiency of solar water disinfection photocatalized by titanium dioxide of varying particle size

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 335-340

  Salih, Fadhil M ^a   Pillay, A E ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Photocatalysis; Sunlight; TiO2; Water

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DISINFECTION; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUNLIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER TREATMENT;

DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SUNLIGHT; TITANIUM; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34548612276     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2007.029     Document Type: Article

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