Disinfection of natural water by solar photocatalysis using immobilized TiO 2 devices: Efficiency in eliminating indicator bacteria and operating life of the system

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Acevedo, Asunción ^a   Carpio, Edward A ^b   Rodríguez, Juan ^b,c   Manzano, Manuel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE INGENIERÍA   (Peru)

^c University of Tarapaca   (China)

Author keywords

calcium carbonate; Clostridium perfringens; Escherichia coli; intestinal enterococci; photoreactor; total coliform bacteria

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; CALCIUM CARBONATE PRECIPITATES; CATALYST SURFACES; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DISINFECTION PROCESS; E. COLI; EXTERNAL SURFACES; FROSTED GLASS; GLASS REACTORS; GLASS WALLS; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; IMMOBILIZED TIO; INDICATOR BACTERIA; INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS; INTESTINAL ENTEROCOCCI; IRRADIATION CHAMBER; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LONGITUDINAL AXIS; NATURAL WATERS; OPERATING LIFE; PHOTOREACTORS; POLYMERIC SUPPORTS; SOL-GEL DEPOSITION; SOLAR ILLUMINATION; SOLAR PHOTOCATALYSIS; SOLAR SIMULATOR; TIO; TOTAL COLIFORM BACTERIA;

BACTERIA; CALCIUM; CARBONATION; CATALYSTS; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GELS; GLASS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

EID: 83455255662     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4005338     Document Type: Article

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