Continuous-flow solar UVB disinfection reactor for drinking water

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2344-2354

  Mbonimpa, Eric Gentil ^a,b   Vadheim, Bryan ^a,e   Blatchley, Ernest R ^a,c,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Purdue University   (United States)

^d Purdue Water Community   (United States)

^e Idaho National Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Disinfection; Drinking water; Millennium development Goals; Solar radiation; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISASTER PREVENTION; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LOCATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; POTABLE WATER; SOLAR RADIATION;

COMPOUND PARABOLIC COLLECTOR; DISINFECTION REACTORS; DISINFECTION SYSTEMS; MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS; SOLAR UV-B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET; UV SPECTRAL IRRADIANCES; WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER;

BIOREACTOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DEVELOPING WORLD; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; GEOMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATION BALANCE; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; REACTOR; SIMULATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84858075115     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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