Manufacturing a low-cost ceramic water filter and filter system for the elimination of common pathogenic bacteria

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 50-52, Issue , 2012, Pages 269-276

  Simonis, J J ^a   Basson, A K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CULTURES; CERAMIC FILTERS; FILTER SYSTEM; FILTER TECHNOLOGY; HIGH CONCENTRATION; LOW COSTS; MICRO-POROUS; NATURAL WATERS; PATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; REDUCTION EFFICIENCY; SLIP CASTING; STREAM WATER; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SURFACE WATER SOURCES; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; WATER FILTERS;

BACTERIA; CERAMIC MATERIALS; POTABLE WATER; RIVER POLLUTION; SILICONES; SURFACE WATERS;

WATER FILTRATION;

BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; FILTER; FILTRATION; PATHOGEN; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POROUS MEDIUM; PURIFICATION; TOXIN; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84868480192     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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