| Autor: |
Dadjour, Mahmoud Farshbaf, Ogino, Chiaki, Matsumura, Susumu, Nakamura, Shinichi, Shimizu, Nobuaki |
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AIP Conference Proceedings; 2005, Vol. 754 Issue 1, p275-277, 3p |
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The disinfection power of an ultrasonic system was enhanced using TiO2-photocatalyst in the irradiating solutions. Cultures of Legionella were used in the irradiation system with and without TiO2. A significant decrease in the concentration of viable cells was observed during irradiation in the presence of TiO2. The rate of cell killing was higher in the presence of TiO2 than it was with Al2O3, and was proportional to the amount of TiO2 used in the irradiating samples. There was no significant effect of cell concentration on the rate of cell killing in the range of 103 to 107 CFU/ml. Addition of OH radical scavengers such as glutathione, ascorbic acid and histidine to the irradiating solutions reduced the rate of disinfection, thus indicating the primary role of OH radicals in this process. © 2005 American Institute of Physics [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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