Application of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) for water disinfection: A review

Water Research

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 341-349

  Song, Kai ^a   Mohseni, Madjid ^a   Taghipour, Fariborz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inactivation effectiveness; Ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV LED); UV disinfection; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

INACTIVATION EFFECTIVENESS; INACTIVATION OF MICROORGANISMS; MULTIPLE WAVELENGTHS; STANDARD PROTOCOLS; ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES; ULTRAVIOLET SOURCES; WATER DISINFECTIONS;

MICROORGANISMS;

MERCURY; WATER;

DISINFECTION; ELECTRODE; INHIBITION; LITERATURE REVIEW; MICROORGANISM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WAVELENGTH;

DISINFECTION; DISINFECTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR DESIGN; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOPHAGES; DISINFECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84960436477     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.03.003     Document Type: Review

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