Elimination of bacterial contaminations by treatment of water with boron-doped diamond electrodes

Schorr B, Ghanem H, Rosiwal S, Geißdörfer W, Burkovski A (2019)

Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2019

Journal

World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology Springer Verlag (Germany)

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

Book Volume: 35

Article Number: 48

Journal Issue: 3

DOI: 10.1007/s11274-019-2624-y

Abstract

Boron-doped diamond electrodes can be used to generate reactive oxygen species directly at the electrode’s surface. This property was used in this study for in-situ electrochemical oxidation to eliminate different bacteria, i.e. Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as Bacillus subtilis spores from water samples. Application of low voltages in the rage from 4 to 10 V and short incubation times in the range of minutes allowed a complete disinfection of water contaminated with enterobacteria and freshwater microbes including nosocomial pathogens as well as a significant reduction of spores. A pilot reactor was constructed, which allowed to decrease microbial contamination of sewage plant effluent drastically.


Authors with CRIS profile

Bastian Schorr Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Werkstoffkunde und Technologie der Metalle) Hanadi Ghanem Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Werkstoffkunde und Technologie der Metalle) Stefan Rosiwal Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffwissenschaften (Werkstoffkunde und Technologie der Metalle) Andreas Burkovski Professur für Mikrobiologie

Related research project(s)

Activity Electrochemical reactors with diamond electrodes for aqueous electrolytes Jan. 1, 2000 - Jan. 1, 2003 Activity Characterisation of diamond electrodes Jan. 1, 2000 - Jan. 1, 2003

How to cite

APA:

Schorr, B., Ghanem, H., Rosiwal, S., Geißdörfer, W., & Burkovski, A. (2019). Elimination of bacterial contaminations by treatment of water with boron-doped diamond electrodes. World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology, 35(3). https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11274-019-2624-y

MLA:

Schorr, Bastian, et al. "Elimination of bacterial contaminations by treatment of water with boron-doped diamond electrodes." World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology 35.3 (2019).

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