Effect of UV Irradiation and TiO2-Photocatalysis on Airborne Bacteria and Viruses: An Overview

N Bono, F Ponti, C Punta, G Candiani - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Current COVID-19 pandemic caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) has put a spotlight on the spread of infectious diseases brought on by …

Airborne contamination in the food industry: An update on monitoring and disinfection techniques of air

F Masotti, S Cattaneo, M Stuknytė, I De Noni - Trends in Food Science & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background hygienic and safe production is a high priority in the food industry. During
processing, food may be subjected to bio-contamination. Accordingly, preservation of overall …

Evaluation of single-pass disinfection performance of far-UVC light on airborne microorganisms in duct flows

H Zhang, ACK Lai - Environmental Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Far-UVC irradiation (222 nm) is considered an emerging and sustainable solution for future
infection and pandemic challenges. We examined the disinfection performance of a krypton …

Unintended consequences of air cleaning chemistry

DB Collins, DK Farmer - Environmental Science & Technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Amplified interest in maintaining clean indoor air associated with the airborne transmission
risks of SARS-CoV-2 have led to an expansion in the market for commercially available air …

Greater than 3-log reduction in viable coronavirus aerosol concentration in ducted ultraviolet-C (UV–C) systems

Y Qiao, M Yang, IA Marabella, DAJ McGee… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Control technologies to inactivate airborne viruses effectively are needed during the
ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and to guard against airborne transmitted diseases. We …

Bioaerosol science, technology, and engineering: past, present, and future

Z Xu, Y Wu, F Shen, Q Chen, M Tan… - Aerosol Science and …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Poor air hygiene as a result of bioaerosol contamination has caused diverse forms of
adverse health effects and diseases. In addition, global biosecurity is threatened by …

Reactive air disinfection technologies: principles and applications in bioaerosol removal

F Liu, Q Ma, MM Marjub, AK Suthammanont… - ACS ES&T …, 2023 - ACS Publications
As COVID-19 and other infectious diseases continue to spread globally, removing airborne
pathogens from confined spaces such as buildings, transportation carriers, and stations is …

Disinfection by in‐duct ultraviolet lamps under different environmental conditions in turbulent airflows

H Zhang, X **, SS Nunayon, ACK Lai - Indoor Air, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we investigated the effects of environmental factors such as airflow velocity,
relative humidity (RH), temperature, and duct reflectance on the performance of in‐duct UVC …

MS2 virus inactivation by atmospheric-pressure cold plasma using different gas carriers and power levels

Y Wu, Y Liang, K Wei, W Li, M Yao… - Applied and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
In this study, airborne MS2 bacteriophages were exposed for subsecond time intervals to
atmospheric-pressure cold plasma (APCP) produced using different power levels (20, 24 …

Inactivation of airborne bacteria using different UV sources: performance modeling, energy utilization, and endotoxin degradation

C Wang, S Lu, Z Zhang - Science of The Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Airborne bacteria-containing bioaerosols have attracted increased research attention on
account of their adverse effects on human health. Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) is …