A low-energy intensive electrochemical system for the eradication of Escherichia coli from ballast water: Process development, disinfection chemistry, and kinetics modeling

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1238-1245

  Nadeeshani Nanayakkara, K G ^a,c   Khorshed Alam, A K M ^a,b   Zheng, Yu Ming ^a   Paul Chen, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DNV GL   (Norway)

^c INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Ballast water; E. coli; Electrochemical disinfection; Kinetics modeling

Indexed keywords

BALLAST WATER; BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS; DISINFECTION EFFICIENCY; DISINFECTION KINETICS; E. COLI; ELECTROCHEMICAL DISINFECTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS; HUMAN HEALTH; KINETICS MODELING; LOW ENERGIES; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROLYTES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREE RADICALS; HEALTH RISKS; KINETICS; OZONE; WATER;

DISINFECTION;

BALLAST WATER; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIOREACTOR; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISINFECTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CHLORINATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; REACTOR OPERATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DISINFECTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; SEAWATER; SHIPS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84861944098     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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