Disinfecting E.Coli bacteria in drinking water using a novel fluidized bed reactor

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2002, Pages

  Kabir, Mohammad F ^a   Haque, Farzana ^a   Vaisman, Elena ^a   Langford, Cooper H ^a   Kantzas, Apostolos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

E Coli; Fluidized bed; Photocatalytic

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISINFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED FURNACES; FLUIDIZED BEDS; IRRADIATION; MICROORGANISMS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PILOT PLANTS; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY; SUPERSATURATION; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTION; ZEOLITES;

CATALYST PARTICLES; CONTAMINATED WATER; CONTINUOUS REACTORS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PHOTO-CATALYTIC; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; PILOT-PLANT SCALE REACTORS; DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES; E. COLI; FIBER MESHES; SMALL SCALE; UV IRRADIATION; ]+ CATALYST;

WATER POLLUTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS;

EID: 84979239493     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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