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.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Saudi International Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference 2011, SIECPC 2011 |
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| State | Published - 2011 |
Publication series
| Name | Saudi International Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference 2011, SIECPC 2011 |
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UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
Keywords
- E. coli
- Laser induced Photo-catalysis
- Nanotechnology
- Waste water treatment
- Water disinfection
- nano-structured NiO
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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