Virus and bacteria inactivation by CO2 bubbles in solution

Adrian Garrido Sanchis; Richard Pashley; Barry Ninham

doi:10.1038/s41545-018-0027-5

Virus and bacteria inactivation by CO₂ bubbles in solution

Adrian Garrido Sanchis, Richard Pashley^*, Barry Ninham

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The availability of clean water is a major problem facing the world. In particular, the cost and destruction caused by viruses in water remains an unresolved challenge and poses a major limitation on the use of recycled water. Here, we develop an environmentally friendly technology for sterilising water. The technology bubbles heated un-pressurised carbon dioxide or exhaust gases through wastewater in a bubble column, effectively destroying both bacteria and viruses. The process is extremely cost effective, with no concerning by-products, and has already been successfully scaled-up industrially.

Original language	English
Article number	5
Journal	npj Clean Water
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-018-0027-5
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2019

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