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JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY A-CHEMISTRY
Volume 214, Issue 1, Pages 1-9Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2010.05.018
Keywords
TiO2; Nanofibers; Annular reactor; Photocatalysis; Bacterial inactivation; E. coli; Post-disinfection; Fenton reaction; Synergistic competition
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- Australian Research Council [LP0562153]
- Australian Water Quality Centre, SA Water Corporation through the Water Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory (WEBL) at the University of Adelaide
- Australian Research Council [LP0562153] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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This work studied the inactivation kinetics, bacterial regrowth and synergistic competition in the photocatalytic disinfection of a sewage isolated Escherichia coli (ATCC 11775) in an annular slurry photoreactor (ASP) system using anatase titanate nanofibers catalyst (TNC). The inactivation performance and disinfection kinetics of the TNC-ASP system were investigated with respect to operation conditions: INC loading, pH, aeration rate and inoculums size. At the optimum conditions, a 99.999% inactivation of 7 x 10(6) CFU mL(-1) E. coli was achieved in 60 min. The modified Horn model was used to perfectly-fit the sigmoid-shaped disinfection kinetic profile. The residual disinfecting effect was evaluated by postirradiation Fenton reaction. It was found that the 1.0 mg L-1 Fe2+ in conjunction with low chemical oxygen demand (COD) was able to initiate the post-photocatalytic Fenton reaction, where substantial bacterial regrowth was suppressed after 24 h treatment. Studies on the synergistic effect of COD concentration on the inactivation and the bacterial regrowth potential revealed that the E. coli could regrowth at a COD concentration over 16 mg L-1. Thus, significant removal of COD has to be ensured in a photocatalytic disinfection process to successfully maintain the biostability of the treated water. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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