@inproceedings{b325d98ae510418fb7586c9f35bc3d5c,
title = "Nano-NiO as a photocatalyst in antimicrobial activity of infected water using laser induced photo-catalysis",
abstract = "Nano NiO photo catalyst was synthesized by sol gel method and it is used as a photo catalyst in conjunction with 355 nm laser radiation in the process of disinfecting water infected with Escherichia coli microorganism. When synthesized nano-NiO material is used as a photo catalyst, a bacteria decay rate constant of 0.35 min-1 and this rate constant is higher than the bacteria decay rate constant of 0.24 minutes-1 for TiO2 as a photo catalyst under same catalytic concentration and laser pulse energy. From the TEM study, a grain size as low as 20-40 nm was observed and the absorption study showed a band gap of 3.85 eV. The dependence of depletion rate of bacterial count in the infected water on the nano-NiO concentration and the irradiating laser pulse energy were carried out.",
keywords = "E. coli, Laser induced Photo-catalysis, Nanotechnology, Waste water treatment, Water disinfection, nano-structured NiO",
author = "Gondal, {M. A.} and Dastageer, {M. A.} and A. Khalil",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1109/SIECPC.2011.5876969",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781457700699",
series = "Saudi International Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference 2011, SIECPC 2011",
booktitle = "Saudi International Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference 2011, SIECPC 2011",
}
