J Mater Sci Technol ›› 2012, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (2): 184-192.

• Regular Papers • Previous Articles    

Characterization and Photocatalytic Efficiency of TiO2/Ti Beads Fabricated by Simple Heat-Treatment

Altangerel Amarjargal1,2), Leonard D. Tijing3,4), Mi-Hwa Yu1), Chae-Hwa Kim1), Chan-Hee Park1), Dong-Won Kim4), Cheol-Sang Kim1,3)   

  1. 1) Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Korea
    2) Power Engineering School, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    3) Division of Mechanical Design Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Korea
    4) Department of Industrial and Information Systems Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Korea
  • Received:2011-07-19 Revised:2011-12-05 Online:2012-02-28 Published:2012-02-24
  • Contact: Cheol-Sang Kim
  • Supported by:

    the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea funded by the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) (Water Treatment Project No. 2011-0011807)

Abstract: The goal of the present study was to investigate the photocatalytic efficiency of titanium dioxide (TiO2) formed on titanium (Ti) bead substrate (referred herein as TiO2/Ti beads) by heat treatment when exposing to ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation. Escherichia coli was used as the model test organism. The results show 4-log and 7-log decrease in bacterial concentration after a test time of 15 and 120 min, respectively, using TiO2/Ti beads irradiated with UV light in a tin-foil covered beaker. This article presents the potential of TiO2 on Ti bead substrate formed by simple heat-treatment together with UV light for bacterial inactivation.

Key words: Photocatalysis, Titanium dioxide, Bacterial inactivation, Heat treatment, Escherichia coli