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dc.contributor.authorTuretgen, Irfan
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-03T17:58:14Z
dc.date.available2021-03-03T17:58:14Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationTuretgen I., "Reduction of microbial biofilm formation using hydrophobic nano-silica coating on cooling tower fill material", WATER SA, cilt.41, sa.3, ss.295-299, 2015
dc.identifier.issn0378-4738
dc.identifier.otherav_4c87b928-81a5-44bd-a60b-a1cd5a13acc0
dc.identifier.othervv_1032021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/54801
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4314/wsa.v41i3.01
dc.description.abstractA cooling tower is a heat removal device, which extracts waste heat to the atmosphere through the cooling of a water stream to a lower temperature. Cooling towers are frequently associated with biofilm problems and Legionnaires disease outbreaks. Where biofilms can cause clogging and corrosion, reduction of biofilms is important for operational reasons and public health. Therefore, effective anti-biofilm strategies are needed in practice. The aim of the present study was to reduce biofilm formation using a nano-hydrophobic coating on cooling tower fill materials -polypropylene cooling tower fill material was coated with nano-silica. The effectiveness of the hydrophobic coating was investigated for a 6-month test period in a model cooling tower system, by monthly counting of the surface-associated bacteria using an epifluorescence microscope. A significant reduction (up to 4 log) in surface-associated bacteria was observed on coated test samples in comparison to uncoated control coupons. This study is the first report regarding the use of nano-silica coatings on cooling tower fills. The coating can be easily fabricated and the range of possible applications can be expanded to include a variety of conditions.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectZiraat
dc.subjectHavza Yönetimi
dc.subjectToprak ve Bitki Besleme
dc.subjectToprak ve Su Muhafazası ve Amenajmanı
dc.subjectTarımsal Bilimler
dc.subjectTarım ve Çevre Bilimleri (AGE)
dc.subjectÇevre / Ekoloji
dc.subjectSU KAYNAKLARI
dc.titleReduction of microbial biofilm formation using hydrophobic nano-silica coating on cooling tower fill material
dc.typeMakale
dc.relation.journalWATER SA
dc.contributor.departmentİstanbul Üniversitesi , Fen Fakültesi , Biyoloji
dc.identifier.volume41
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.startpage295
dc.identifier.endpage299
dc.contributor.firstauthorID221526


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