Synergistic Effect of Atmospheric-pressure Plasma and TiO(2) Photocatalysis on Inactivation of Escherichia coli Cells in Aqueous Media.
Synergistic Effect of Atmospheric-pressure Plasma and TiO(2) Photocatalysis on Inactivation of Escherichia coli Cells in Aqueous Media.
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常压等离子体和 TiO2 光催化对水介质中大肠杆菌细胞灭活的协同作用
DOI:
10.1038/srep39552
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发表时间:
2016-12-22
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Ken Ostrikov K
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作者:
Zhou R;Zhou R;Zhang X;Li J;Wang X;Chen Q;Yang S;Chen Z;Bazaka K;Ken Ostrikov K
Atmospheric-pressure plasma and TiO 2 photocatalysis have been widely investigated separately for the management and reduction of microorganisms in aqueous solutions. In this paper, the two methods were combined in order to achieve a more profound understanding of their interactions in disinfection of water contaminated by Escherichia coli. Under water discharges carried out by microplasma jet arrays can result in a rapid inactivation of E. coli cells. The inactivation efficiency is largely dependent on the feed gases used, the plasma treatment time, and the discharge power. Compared to atmospheric-pressure N 2, He and air microplasma arrays, O 2 microplasma had the highest activity against E. coli cells in aqueous solution, and showed> 99.9% bacterial inactivation efficiency within 4 min. Addition of TiO 2 photocatalytic film to the plasma discharge reactor significantly enhanced the inactivation efficiency of the O 2 microplasma system, decreasing the time required to achieve 99.9% killing of E. coli cells to 1 min. This may be attributed to the enhancement of ROS generation due to high catalytic activity and stability of the TiO 2 photocatalyst in the combined plasma-TiO 2 systems. Present work demonstrated the synergistic effect of the two agents, which can be correlated in order to maximize treatment efficiency.