So, Wai Man. / Thesis submitted in: October 2007. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-124). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.x / List of Plates --- p.viii / List of Tables X --- p.v / Abbreviations --- p.xvii / Equations --- p.xix / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Importance of water disinfection --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Conventional disinfection methods --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Chlorination --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Ozonation --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) irradiation --- p.4 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Sunlight irradiation --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2.5 --- Others --- p.6 / Chapter 1.3 --- Photocatalytic oxidation --- p.7 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Reactions in PCO --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Disinfection mechanism of PCO --- p.11 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Photocatalysts --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3.3.1 --- Titanium dioxide (TiO2) --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3.3.2 --- Modification of TiO2 --- p.15 / Chapter 1.3.3.2.1 --- Sulphur cation-doped TiO2 (S-TiO2) --- p.17 / Chapter 1.3.3.2.2 --- Copper(I) oxide-sensitized P-25 (Cu20/P-25) --- p.18 / Chapter 1.3.3.2.3 --- Silicon dioxide-doped TiO2 (SiO2-TiO2) --- p.18 / Chapter 1.3.3.2.4 --- Nitrogen-doped TiO2 (N-TiO2) --- p.19 / Chapter 1.4 --- Bacterial defense systems against oxidative stress --- p.20 / Chapter 1.5 --- Bacterial species --- p.22 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Salmonella typhimurium --- p.23 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Klebsiella pneumoniae --- p.24 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Bacillus thuringiensis --- p.25 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Bacillus pasteurii --- p.26 / Chapter 2. --- Objectives --- p.27 / Chapter 3. --- Material and Methods --- p.28 / Chapter 3.1 --- Culture media and diluents --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2 --- Screening of target bacteria --- p.28 / Chapter 3.3 --- PCO disinfection reaction --- p.29 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Photocatalysts --- p.29 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Bacterial cultures --- p.31 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- PCO reactor --- p.32 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- PCO efficacy test --- p.34 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Comparison of different photocatalysts --- p.35 / Chapter 3.4 --- Optimization of PCO disinfection conditions --- p.35 / Chapter 3.5 --- Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) --- p.39 / Chapter 3.6 --- Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity assay --- p.42 / Chapter 3.7 --- Catalase (CAT) activity assay --- p.44 / Chapter 3.8 --- Spore staining --- p.45 / Chapter 3.9 --- Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) --- p.45 / Chapter 3.10 --- X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS) --- p.46 / Chapter 4. --- Results --- p.47 / Chapter 4.1 --- Screening of wastewater bacteria --- p.47 / Chapter 4.2 --- PCO efficacy test --- p.49 / Chapter 4.3 --- PCO under visible light irradiation --- p.53 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Fluorescence lamps with UV filter --- p.53 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Solar lamp with UV filter --- p.61 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Sunlight with UV filter --- p.67 / Chapter 4.4 --- Optimization of PCO disinfection conditions --- p.75 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Effect of visible light intensities --- p.75 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Effect of photocatalyst concentrations --- p.77 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Optimized conditions --- p.79 / Chapter 4.5 --- Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) --- p.79 / Chapter 4.6 --- Superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity assay --- p.83 / Chapter 4.7 --- Catalase (CAT) activity assay --- p.84 / Chapter 4.8 --- Spore staining --- p.85 / Chapter 4.9 --- Studies on Cu20/P-25 --- p.88 / Chapter 4.9.1 --- Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) --- p.88 / Chapter 4.9.2 --- X-ray photoelectron spectrometry (XPS) --- p.88 / Chapter 5. --- Discussion --- p.90 / Chapter 5.1 --- Screening of wastewater bacteria --- p.90 / Chapter 5.2 --- PCO efficacy test --- p.90 / Chapter 5.3 --- Comparison between different light sources --- p.90 / Chapter 5.4 --- Comparison between different photocatalysts --- p.93 / Chapter 5.5 --- Optimization of PCO disinfection conditions --- p.95 / Chapter 5.5.1 --- Effect of visible light intensities --- p.95 / Chapter 5.5.2 --- Effect of photocatalyst concentrations --- p.96 / Chapter 5.6 --- Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) --- p.97 / Chapter 5.7 --- Comparison between different bacterial species --- p.99 / Chapter 5.8 --- Possible factors affecting susceptibility of bacteria towards PCO --- p.99 / Chapter 5.8.1 --- Formation of endospores --- p.99 / Chapter 5.8.2 --- Differences in cell wall structure --- p.100 / Chapter 5.8.3 --- SOD and CAT activities --- p.101 / Chapter 5.9 --- Dark control of Cu20/P-25 --- p.103 / Chapter 5.10 --- Studies on Cu20/P-25 --- p.104 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.107 / Chapter 7. --- References --- p.112 / Chapter 8. --- Appendix --- p.125 / Chapter 8.1 --- Production of S-Ti02 --- p.125 / Chapter 8.2 --- Production of Si02-Ti02 --- p.125 / Chapter 8.3 --- Production of N-Ti02 --- p.125
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326215 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Contributors | So, Wai Man., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biology. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xix, 125 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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