Investigating the microbial inactivation efficiency of a 25 L batch solar disinfection (SODIS) reactor enhanced with a compound parabolic collector (CPC) for household use

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1028-1037

  Ubomba Jaswa, Eunice ^a   Fernández Ibáñez, Pilar ^b   Navntoft, Christian ^c   Inmaculada Polo Lopezb M ^b   McGuigana, Kevin G ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Compound parabolic concentrator (CPC); Enhanced batch reactor (EBR); Escherichia coli; Household water treatment; Solar disinfection (SODIS)

Indexed keywords

COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR; COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR (CPC); ENHANCED BATCH REACTOR (EBR); HOUSEHOLD WATER; SOLAR DISINFECTION;

BACTERIOLOGY; BATCH REACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; TEMPERATURE; WATER RECYCLING;

WATER TREATMENT;

BORON DERIVATIVE; BOROSILICATE; GLASS; METHACRYLIC ACID; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; SILICATE; TURBID WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATCH REACTOR; BOROSILICATE GLASS TUBE REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOUSEHOLD; NONHUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR DISINFECTION BATCH REACTOR; SOLAR RADIATION; SPAIN; TIME; TURBIDITY; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 77955394706     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2398     Document Type: Article

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