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UV Dosimetry for Solar Water Disinfec�on (SODIS) Katherine Lawrie, Andrew Mills
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, David Keir Building, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, BT9 5AG
Acknowledgements Thanks to Prof Manuel Manzano and his research group at University of Cadiz, and to Ma�hias Saladin.
Water purifica�on in the Third World
• 768 million people rely on unimproved water supplies,
• 4 Billion cases of diarrhoea (88% due to unsafe water),
• In 2010, 759 000 children under the age of 5 died as a
result of diarrhoea.
Solar disinfec�on—SODIS
• In use by more than 5.8 million people in more than 30 countries,
• Study shows users under age 6, 7 1mes less likely to contract cholera.
Recommenda�on
• 6 hours in sun for sufficient dose for safe drinking water.
Problems
• UV dose or UV intensity depends on la1tude, al1tude, weather and season,
• Hard to determine the point at which solar disinfection is achieved,
• Uncertainty, confusion and mistrust among consumers.
Solu�ons
• More accurate to measure UV dose received,
• Ink films which change colour a6er exposure to a predetermined UV dose.
Conclusions
UV dose required for bacterial disinfec�on
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Mean CFU/100mL
280-385nm Dose (kJ/m2)
E.coli in PET bottle Enterococos in PET bottle Clostridium in PET bottle
E.coli in Bag Enterococos in Bag Clostridium in Bag
Total disinfec1on is classed as 99.9% reduc1on in bacteria
• Achieved in terms of E.coli with a dose of 120-300 kJ/m2
• Dose of 280-630 kJ/m2 for Enterococos
• Dose of 700-1500 kJ/m2 for Clostridium.
• Novel, inexpensive dyes and photocataytic materials incorporated into printable inks
• Disposable, easy to use, robust UV dosage measuring systems
• Incorporated into the SODIS bottles/bags or attached via adhesive
• Can help to determine the point at which solar disinfection is achieved
Polyoxometalate (POM)-based Indicators
Useful oxidizing agents for many organic
compounds upon irradia1on with UV light.
• POM is reduced in presence of an
oxidisable organic, i.e. sacrificial
electron donor (SED),
• Colour change from colourless to blue,
• Reversible in dark oxygenated
environment,
• Water and solvent-based inks,
• Novel range of UV dosimetry indicators.
kJ/m2
Semiconductor Photocatalysis (SC)-based Indicators
Previously published indicator ink for
sunburn warning
• Time to respond lengthened for SODIS
applica1on by using alterna1ve
semiconductors (SC) and/or dyes
This work is based on the principle of a dye’s ability to resist fading upon exposure to
light, i.e. lighCastness
• dyes with poor lighCastness dissolved in polymer solu1on and cast as ink film
Photodegradable Dye (PD)-based Indicators
420 kJ/m2
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PD
SC
POM
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