Tracer studies with fluorescent-dyed microorganisms-A new method for determination of residence time in chlorination reactors

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 579-585

  Asraf Snir, Meital ^a   Gitis, Vitaly ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Contact time; Fluorescent dye labeled microorganisms; RTD curve

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; CONTACT TIME; CT-VALUE; E. COLI; FLOWTHROUGH; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; FLUORESCENT DYES; FLUORESCENT LABELING; FREE CHLORINE; INVERSE RELATIONS; LINEAR CORRELATION; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; RESIDENCE TIME; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION CURVES; RHODAMINE B; RTD CURVES; SIGNIFICANT FACTORS; SOLUBLE DYE; TRACER STUDY;

BACTERIA; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIOLOGY; VIRUSES;

FLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 78650514480     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.11.027     Document Type: Article

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