Air-supplied pinhole discharge in aqueous solution for the inactivation of Escherichia coli

作者:Suganuma Ryota*; Yasuoka Koichi
来源:Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 2018, 57(4): 046202.
DOI:10.7567/JJAP.57.046202

摘要

An air-supplied pinhole discharge in aqueous solution has been developed to provide a short-lived and odorless bactericide to replace current conventional disinfectants such as O-3, ClO-, HClO, and ClO2. The pinhole discharge that was initiated inside a water bubble generated hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and nitrous acid (HNO2) simultaneously. The concentrations of H2O2, HNO2, and HNO3 were 16.3, 13.9, and 17.4mg/L, respectively when flow rates of NaCl solution and air were 72 and 12.5mL/min, respectively. The pH value of the solution was 3.87, and HO2 radicals were generated from the reaction of H2O2 with HNO2. The efficacy of sterilization of discharge-treated water was evaluated by changing the acetic solutions. A 4-orders-of-magnitude decrease in Escherichia coli survival rate was observed after treatment with a sodium citrate solution of pH 3.2 for 60 s.

  • 出版日期2018-4

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