Flower Pollen-Based Photosensitization Process for Enhanced Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water: Reactor Design and Inactivation Mechanisms
Flower Pollen-Based Photosensitization Process for Enhanced Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water: Reactor Design and Inactivation Mechanisms
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基于花粉的光敏工艺增强饮用水的日光消毒:反应器设计和灭活机制
DOI:
10.1021/acsestengg.1c00314
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
7.1
通讯作者:
Chun He
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作者:
Zhuoyun Tang;Ran Yin;Wei Qu;Huadan Liu;Huijun Luo;Dehua Xia;Yajing Huang;Longfei Shu;Chun He
Solar disinfection (SODIS) is a chemical-free, low-cost, and user-friendly approach to achieving Sustainable Development Goal No. 6 (SDG 6). Herein, a natural flower pollen-based photosensitizer was fabricated in a facile way and used to enhance the conventional SODIS process. Complete inactivation of five biohazards (Escherichia coliK-12,Spingopyxis sp.BM1-1,Bacillus subtilisspores,Enterococcus faecalis, and tetracycline-resistantE. coli) at their culturable or viable but nonculturable states was achieved by both batch reactors and a flow-through reactor with a standing separation–recycling system. Herein, microorganisms adhered to the photosensitizer’s surface due to electrostatic attraction and topological interactions. The photosensitizer induced the localized heating effect under solar irradiation, and a portion of microorganisms was inactivated by the photothermal effect. Meanwhile, abundant reactive species (•OH and1O2) were generated and contributed to the photocatalytic inactivation of microorganisms. Synergism between the photothermal and photocatalytic processes enhanced the destruction of cell membranes and the penetration of reactive species. A comprehensive inactivation pathway was proposed and verified. The findings suggested that the natural flower pollen-based photosensitization process is promising to enhance the SODIS for effective disinfection, which assists rural and underdeveloped areas in achieving SDG 6.