期刊
CHEMOSPHERE
卷 195, 期 -, 页码 551-558出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.12.122
关键词
Viruses; g-C3N4; Photocatalytic inactivation; Statistical analysis; Optimization; Response surface methodology
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [91547105, 51479066]
- Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China [51421006]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2016B10614]
- PAPD
- TAPP, Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province [PPZY2015A051]
Waterborne viruses with a low infectious dose and a high pathogenic potential pose a serious risk for humans all over the world, calling for a cost-effective and environmentally-friendly inactivation method. Optimizing operational parameters during the disinfection process is a facile and efficient way to achieve the satisfactory viral inactivation efficiency. Here, the antiviral effects of a metal-free visible-light-driven graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) photocatalyst were optimized by varying operating parameters with response surface methodology (RSM). Twenty sets of viral inactivation experiments were performed by changing three operating parameters, namely light intensity, photocatalyst loading and reaction temperature, at five levels. According to the experimental data, a semi-empirical model was developed with a high accuracy (determination coefficient R-2 = 0.9908) and then applied to predict the final inactivation efficiency of MS2 (a model virus) after 180 min exposure to the photocatalyst and visible light illumination. The corresponding optimal values were found to be 199.80 mW/cm(2), 135.40 mg/L and 24.05 degrees C for light intensity, photocatalyst loading and reaction temperature, respectively. Under the optimized conditions, 8 log PFU/mL of viruses could be completely inactivated by g-C3N4 without regrowth within 240 min visible light irradiation. Our study provides not only an extended application of RSM in photocatalytic viral inactivation but also a green and effective method for water disinfection. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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