Photoelectrocatalytic inactivation of E. coli XL-1 blue colonies in water
Photoelectrocatalytic inactivation of E. coli XL-1 blue colonies in water
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水中大肠杆菌 XL-1 蓝色菌落的光电催化灭活
DOI:
10.1002/jctb.2394
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发表时间:
2010
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
I. Poulios
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文献类型:
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作者:
N. Philippidis;E. Nikolakaki;S. Sotiropoulos;I. Poulios
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present work was the preparation of Ti0 2 P-25 working electrodes on Ti substrates (TiO 2 /Ti), their characterization and the study of their photoelectrocatalytic activity towards the inactivation of E. coli XL-1 blue (E. Coli) colonies, used as model pathogenic bacteria, in a novel batch photoelectrochemical reactor. RESULTS: After annealing of the TiO 2 /Ti specimens at 500 °C, the surface morphology and crystal structure of the TiO 2 film electrodes were examined by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), while from differential capacitance measurements the flat band potential was calculated (V fb = -0.54 V versus Ag/AgCl). The results of photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) experiments concerning the disinfection of E. coli colonies were compared with those of electrochemical (EC) and photocatalytic (PC) inactivation of the pathogen and showed a significant synergy effect in the case of PEC disinfection, leading, at +1.0 V vs Ag/AgCl cell voltage, to a 100% increase of the apparent rate constant, k o , in comparison with the simple photocatalytic process. Reuse experiments showed that the working electrode retains its effectiveness after, at least, 15 times of reuse. CONCLUSIONS: The photoelectrocatalytic inactivation of E. coli colonies has been studied under artificial illumination in a novel photoelectrocatalytic reactor. The inactivation of 10 3 CFU mL -1 E. coli colonies followed first-order kinetics, while parameters such as type of semiconductor and concentration of the microorganisms play an important role affecting the reaction rate constant.