Photocatalytic inactivation of Escherichia coli by natural sphalerite suspension: Effect of spectrum, wavelength and intensity of visible light

Chemosphere

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1276-1281

  Chen, Yanmin ^a   Lu, Anhuai ^b   Li, Yan ^b   Yip, Ho Yin ^a   An, Taicheng ^c   Li, Guiying ^c   Jin, Peng ^d   Wong, Po Keung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Peking University   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Intensity; Light spectrum; Natural sphalerite; Photocatalytic disinfection; Wavelength

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; DAMAGE DETECTION; DISINFECTION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC LAMPS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; WAVELENGTH; ZINC SULFIDE;

DISINFECTION EFFICIENCY; EFFECTIVE WAVELENGTH; ESCHERICHIA COLI K-12; INTENSITY; LIGHT SPECTRUM; NATURAL SPHALERITE; PHOTOCATALYTIC DISINFECTIONS; PHOTOCATALYTIC INACTIVATIONS;

PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY;

XENON; ZINC SULFIDE;

BACTERIUM; CATALYSIS; CELL ORGANELLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY; DISINFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT EFFECT; PH; RADIATION BALANCE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPHALERITE; WAVELENGTH;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 79960847768     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.05.055     Document Type: Article

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