Title :
Comparative Research of Efficiency of Water Decontamination by UV Radiation of Cold Hollow Cathode Discharge Plasma Versus That of Low- and Medium-Pressure Mercury Lamps
Author :
Soloshenko, I.A. ; Bazhenov, V.Yu. ; Khomich, V.A. ; Tsiolko, V.V. ; Potapchenko, N.G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys. of the Nat. Acad. of Sci. of Ukraine, Kiev
Abstract :
In this paper, the results of experimental studies of peculiarities of Escherichia coli water suspension inactivation by ultraviolet radiation of hollow cathode discharge plasma in different gaseous media are presented. It is shown that efficiency of the inactivation by the discharges on oxygen, mixtures of oxygen with deuterium, and water vapor is essentially higher than that by the discharge on air, as well as the discharges of low- and medium-pressure mercury lamps
Keywords :
biological effects of ultraviolet radiation; biological techniques; cellular effects of radiation; decontamination; glow discharges; mercury vapour lamps; microorganisms; plasma applications; suspensions; Escherichia coli water suspension inactivation; UV radiation; cold hollow cathode discharge plasma; low-pressure mercury lamp; medium-pressure mercury lamp; water decontamination; Cathodes; Decontamination; Deuterium; Discharges; Fault location; Lamps; Microorganisms; Plasma applications; Plasma measurements; Plasma sources; Gas discharges; plasma; ultraviolet (UV) radiation; water decontamination;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2006.878997
