Photoelectrocatalytic disinfection of water and wastewater: Performance evaluation by qPCR and culture techniques

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-29

  Venieri, Danae ^a   Chatzisymeon, Efthalia ^a   Politi, Eleonora ^a   Sofianos, Spiridon S ^a   Katsaounis, Alexandros ^b   Mantzavinos, Dionissios ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Disinfection; E. coli; E. faecalis; qPCR; TiO2; Voltage

Indexed keywords

ZIRCONIUM;

CATALYSIS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPLEXITY; DISINFECTION; OXIDATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEPARATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TITANIUM; WASTEWATER; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHOTOELECTROCATALYTIC DISINFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOLAR RADIATION; TREATMENT DURATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CATALYSIS; DISINFECTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84878863198     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2012.208     Document Type: Article

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