Evaluation of solar photosensitization of benzene, toluene and Escherichia coli with methylene blue and rose bengal
There exists a need for research, at all levels, tailored to address the needs of smaller, and possibly lesser developed, communities. One such area for research is the simultaneous disinfection and detoxification of a mildly contaminated water source. While photosensitization has been studied for disinfection, most of the work with regard to microorganisms has been done in the medical field. Research was conducted to provide preliminary determination of the efficacy of two dyes, methylene blue and rose bengal, for simultaneous photosensitized disinfection and detoxification. Specifically, the destruction of the aromatic hydrocarbons benzene and toluene, and the bacteria Escherichia coli, were investigated.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 20030616
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Renewable and advanced energy systems for the 21st Century, Maui, HI (US), 04/11/1999--04/15/1999; Other Information: 1 CD-ROM. Operating system required: Windows i386, i486, Pentium or Pentium Pro, MS Windows 3.1, 95 or NT3.51; Macintosh, Power Macintosh with a 68020 or greater processor, System software version 7.1, 3.5 MB RAM; UNIX; PBD: 1999; Related Information: In: Renewable and advanced energy systems for the 21st century, RAES'99: Proceedings, by Hogan, R.; Kim, Y.; Kleis, S.; O'Neal, D.; Tanaka, T. [eds.], [1125] pages.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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