Photocatalytic inactivation of bacterial spores using TiO2 films with silver deposits

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 266, Issue , 2015, Pages 133-140

  Zacarías, Silvia M ^a,b   Satuf, María L ^a   Vaccari, María C ^b   Alfano, Orlando M ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis spores; Inactivation; Quantum efficiency; Silver; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACTERIOLOGY; COATINGS; DEPOSITS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILVER DEPOSITS; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS SPORES; BACTERIAL SPORE; EFFICIENCY PARAMETERS; INACTIVATION; METAL DEPOSITION; PHOTOCATALYTIC INACTIVATIONS; RADIATION ABSORPTION; TRANSMITTANCE AND REFLECTANCES;

SILVER;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84920911901     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.12.074     Document Type: Article

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