Table 1.
Time | Total Number of Living E. coil (CFU/mL) | |||||
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Reactor A 1 (Water + E. coli + Sun) | Reactor B 1,† (Water + E. coli + TiO2 + Sun) | Reactor C 1,† (Water + E. coli + TiO2 + UV) | Reactor 1 † | Reactor 2 † | Reactor 3 † | |
8:30 | 2.15 × 1011 | 2.15 × 1011 | 2.15 × 1011 | 2.59 × 107 | 2.59 × 107 | 2.59 × 107 |
10:30 | 1.53 × 1011 | 1.10 × 1011 | 8.65 × 1010 | 2.10 × 106 | 1.52 × 107 | 1.78 × 107 |
12:30 | 8.55 × 1010 | 7.70 × 1010 | 7.60 × 1010 | 1.85 × 106 | 2.60 × 106 | 3.35 × 106 |
14:30 | 8.15 × 1010 | 7.40 × 1010 | 4.65 × 1010 | 1.75 × 106 | 1.80 × 106 | 2.30 × 106 |
16:30 | 6.75 × 1010 | 4.45 × 1010 | 3.75 × 1010 | 1.20 × 106 | 1.25 × 106 | 2.05 × 106 |
1 Volume of water in the reactor is 660 cm3; † Area of screen-printed TiO2 film is 0.0252 m2. The ratio of TiO2 film:water volume in Reactors B and C is 1:2.62. Volume of water in Reactors 1, 2, and 3 is 660, 1320, and 1980 cm3; thus, the ratio of TiO2 film:water volume in the reactor is 1:2.62, 1:5.24, 1:7.86, respectively in that order.