Evaluation of a low-cost ceramic micro-porous filter for elimination of common disease microorganisms

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 1129-1134

  Simonis, Jean Jacques ^a   Basson, Albertus Koetzee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Ceramic filter; Micro porous; Slip casting; Water filtration

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC FILTERS; FILTRATION PROCESS; HOUSEHOLD WATER; HUMAN BODIES; LOW COSTS; MICRO-POROUS; MICRO-POROUS FILTERS; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; NATURAL WATERS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; SLIP CASTING; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TOXIC IMPURITIES; TWO-STREAM; WATER FILTERS;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COSTS; FUEL FILTERS; POROUS MATERIALS; WATER FILTRATION;

POTABLE WATER;

BACTERIUM; DISEASE CONTROL; DRINKING WATER; FILTER; FILTRATION; MICROORGANISM; POROUS MEDIUM; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80054069170     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.07.064     Document Type: Article

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