Synergistic Piezo-Catalytic Inactivation of Bacteria by Dual-Frequency Ultrasound (120 + 1700 kHz) Using Persulfate and ZnO Nano- and Microparticles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Test Bacteria
2.2. Single- and Dual-Frequency Ultrasonication
- 120/1700 kHz/ZnO (50 nm);
- 120/1700 kHz/ZnO (1 μm);
- 120/1700 kHz/ZnO (50 nm)/S2O82−;
- 120/1700 kHz/ZnO (1 μm)/S2O82−.
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Single-Frequency Piezo-Catalytic Inactivation
3.2. Dual-Frequency Piezo-Catalytic Inactivation and Synergistic Effect
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Strain | System | ZnO Particle Size | 5-Log Reduction Time, min | Sum of Log Reductions after Single-Frequency Treatment | SC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. coli K-12 | DFUS/ZnO/S2O82− | 50 nm | 25 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
1 μm | 25 | 4.3 | 1.2 | ||
DFUS/ZnO | 50 nm | 90 | 4.4 | 1.2 | |
1 μm | 75 | 4.4 | 1.2 | ||
DFUS/S2O82− | no ZnO | 40 | 2.3 | 2.3 | |
E. faecalis B 4053 | DFUS/ZnO/S2O82− | 50 nm | 100 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
1 μm | 100 | 3.8 | 1.4 | ||
DFUS/ZnO | 50 nm | 180 | 1.7 | 3.0 | |
1 μm | 180 | 1.7 | 2.9 | ||
DFUS/S2O82− | no ZnO | 100 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
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Tsenter, I.; Kobunova, E.; Matafonova, G.; Batoev, V. Synergistic Piezo-Catalytic Inactivation of Bacteria by Dual-Frequency Ultrasound (120 + 1700 kHz) Using Persulfate and ZnO Nano- and Microparticles. Water 2023, 15, 2937. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15162937
Tsenter I, Kobunova E, Matafonova G, Batoev V. Synergistic Piezo-Catalytic Inactivation of Bacteria by Dual-Frequency Ultrasound (120 + 1700 kHz) Using Persulfate and ZnO Nano- and Microparticles. Water. 2023; 15(16):2937. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15162937
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsenter, Irina, Elena Kobunova, Galina Matafonova, and Valeriy Batoev. 2023. "Synergistic Piezo-Catalytic Inactivation of Bacteria by Dual-Frequency Ultrasound (120 + 1700 kHz) Using Persulfate and ZnO Nano- and Microparticles" Water 15, no. 16: 2937. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15162937