Use of solar radiation for continuous water disinfection in isolated areas

Environmental Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 539-544

  Fabbricino, M ^a   D'Antonio, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

disinfection; drinking water; glass reactor; solar radiation intensity; temperature

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; GLASS; PILOT PLANTS; POTABLE WATER; SUN; TEMPERATURE;

DISINFECTION PROCESS; GLASS REACTOR; GLASS REACTORS; ISOLATED AREAS; MICROBIAL INACTIVATION; OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS; PLUG FLOW; REACTOR DESIGNS; SAFE DRINKING WATER; SOLAR RADIATION INTENSITY; SOLAR WATER DISINFECTION; SYNERGISTIC EFFECT; TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER DISINFECTIONS; WATER TEMPERATURES;

SOLAR RADIATION;

DRINKING WATER;

BIOREACTOR; DISINFECTION; DRINKING WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACILITATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEATING; INFRARED RADIATION; REACTOR; REACTOR DESIGN; SOLAR DISINFECTION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84859208794     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2011.584570     Document Type: Article

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