The effect of dark periods on the UV photolytic and photocatalytic disinfection of escherichia coli in a continuous flow reactor

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Misstear, David B ^a   Murtagh, John P ^a   Gill, Laurence W ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

E. coli; intermittent illumination; Photocatalysis; titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; COMPOUND PARABOLIC COLLECTOR; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTORS; DARK PERIODS; DISINFECTION KINETICS; E. COLI; ENGINEERING DESIGN; INTERMITTENT LIGHT; METHOD DETECTION LIMITS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; POSTIRRADIATION; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; UV DOSE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; OXIDES; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

DISINFECTION;

EID: 84873404244     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4023179     Document Type: Article

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