《Removal of Indoor Airborne Bacteria by Nano-AgTiO2 （对博物馆和护理院消毒研究）》.pdfVIP

Removal of Indoor Airborne Bacteria by Nano-Ag/TiO2 as Photocatalyst: Feasibility Study in Museum and Nursing Institutions 1 2 3 4 5 W. P. Sung ; T. T. Tsai ; M. J. Wu ; H. J. Wang ; and R. Y. Surampalli, F.ASCE Abstract: Deterioration of indoor air quality attributable to airborne bacterial consortia is a widespread environmental problem. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of applying the syngetic effect of nano-Ag/TiO2 as a photocatalyst and UV light to enhance the disinfecting capability of full-scale bacterial restraining equipment on-site in the National Museum of Natural Science and a medical- nursing institute. The influence of initial counts of total airborne bacteria and volume of space on the efficiency of bacterial restraining have been studied. In the case of museum application, a higher initial total bacterial count leads to better bacterial restraining rates; Site A (initial total bacterial counts = 506 CFU/m3) has the best bacterial restraining rate (92%) as compared with Site B (69%, initial total bacterial counts = 158 CFU/m3 3 ) and Site C (80%, initial total bacterial counts = 338 CFU/m ) after 24 h of operation. Higher initial counts of total airborne bacteria lead to an increasing bacterial restraining rate. Approximately 92% (Site A) and 74% of restrained bacterial rate were observed in a museum and nursing institutions, respectively, under the similar initial total airborne bacterial counts (506, 598 CFU/m3). The results illus- trate that changes in the volume of space do not