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UVDosimetryforSolarWaterDisinfecon(SODIS) KatherineLawrie,AndrewMills SchoolofChemistryandChemicalEngineering,DavidKeirBuilding,StranmillisRoad,Belfast,BT95AG [email protected] Acknowledgements Thanks to Prof Manuel Manzano and his research group at University of Cadiz, and to Mahias Saladin. WaterpurificaonintheThirdWorld 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. Solardisinfecon—SODIS In use by more than 5.8 million people in more than 30 countries, Study shows users under age 6, 7 mes less likely to contract cholera. Recommendaon 6 hours in sun for sufficient dose for safe drinking water. Problems UV dose or UV intensity depends on latude, altude, weather and season, Hard to determine the point at which solar disinfection is achieved, Uncertainty, confusion and mistrust among consumers. Soluons More accurate to measure UV dose received, Ink films which change colour aer exposure to a predetermined UV dose. Conclusions UVdoserequiredforbacterialdisinfecon 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 MeanCFU/100mL 280-385nmDose(kJ/m 2 ) E.coli in PET bottle Enterococos in PET bottle Clostridium in PET bottle E.coli in Bag Enterococos in Bag Clostridium in Bag Total disinfecon is classed as 99.9% reducon in bacteria Achieved in terms of E.coli with a dose of 120-300 kJ/m 2 Dose of 280-630 kJ/m 2 for Enterococos Dose of 700-1500 kJ/m 2 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)-basedIndicators Useful oxidizing agents for many organic compounds upon irradiaon 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/m 2 SemiconductorPhotocatalysis(SC)-basedIndicators Previously published indicator ink for sunburn warning Time to respond lengthened for SODIS applicaon by using alternave 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. lighastness dyes with poor lighastness dissolved in polymer soluon and cast as ink film PhotodegradableDye(PD)-basedIndicators 420 kJ/m 2 m 2 m 2 m 2 m 2 m 2 PD SC POM D MB AV7 MO D EV BG

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Page 1: Professor Andrew Mills...• I 2010˙ 759 000 5 ˚ d — • I bˇ m 5˚8 m m 30 ˙ • ˛ ˇ w 6˙ 7 1m ˇ ˚ ec e a • 6 ffi w

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

[email protected]

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

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

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

m2

m2

m2

m2

m2

PD

SC

POM

D

MB

AV7

MO

D

EV

BG