A comparison between ultraviolet disinfection and copper alginate beads within a vortex bioreactor for the deactivation of bacteria in simulated waste streams with high levels of colour, humic acid and suspended solids.
| Autor: | Thomas SF; PML Applications, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, United Kingdom., Rooks P; Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, United Kingdom., Rudin F; PML Applications, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, United Kingdom., Atkinson S; Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, United Kingdom., Goddard P; Protein Technologies Ltd, Williams House, Lloyd St North, Manchester, United Kingdom., Bransgrove RM; Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, United Kingdom., Mason PT; PML Applications, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, United Kingdom., Allen MJ; Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, United Kingdom. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | PloS one [PLoS One] 2014 Dec 26; Vol. 9 (12), pp. e115688. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Dec 26 (Print Publication: 2014). |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0115688 |
| Abstrakt: | We show in this study that the combination of a swirl flow reactor and an antimicrobial agent (in this case copper alginate beads) is a promising technique for the remediation of contaminated water in waste streams recalcitrant to UV-C treatment. This is demonstrated by comparing the viability of both common and UV-C resistant organisms in operating conditions where UV-C proves ineffective - notably high levels of solids and compounds which deflect UV-C. The swirl flow reactor is easy to construct from commonly available plumbing parts and may prove a versatile and powerful tool in waste water treatment in developing countries. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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