02647nas a2200265   4500008004100000022001400041245012000055210006900175260000900244300001200253490000800265520177000273653001502043653001702058653001302075653001402088653002502102100001602127700002402143700002102167700002202188700002202210700002502232856012402257       2019                        eng d  a0301-479700aHydrodynamic cavitation using vortex diode: an efficient approach for elimination of pathogenic bacteria from water0 aHydrodynamic cavitation using vortex diode an efficient approach  cJUL   a210-2190 v2423 a<p>The present study successfully demonstrates greener methodology of hydrodynamic cavitation using rotational flows for disinfection of water. Disinfection of two model microbial strains-gram-negative (Escherichia colt) and gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) using vortex diode was evaluated. The removal efficacy was quantified for two different cavitation reactors. Practically complete elimination of E. coli was achieved (99%) after 1 h of cavitation at a pressure drop of only 0.5 bar. However, elimination of S. aureus using vortex diode was observed to be lower in comparison to the removal of E. coli and only 60% disinfection could be achieved under similar conditions, which can be subsequently enhanced up to 98% by increasing pressure drop. The results were compared with another cavitating device that employs linear flow for cavitation, orifice. The reactor geometry has significant impact on the disinfection process and orifice was found to require significantly higher pressure drop (10 bar) conditions for disinfection and for eliminating grain-positive bacteria with high efficiency. A plausible mechanism for disinfection was proposed to elucidate the role of cavitation in cell destruction leading to death of cells through the rupture of cell wall, oxidative damage and possible DNA denaturation. Also, a cavitation model using per pass disinfection was developed that can provide meaningful physical description of the disinfection process as against the conventional first order reaction rate model. This study would provide meaningful insight into cavitation process based on hydrodynamic cavitation for the destruction of both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria from various water sources, including industrial wastewaters.</p>
10aCavitation10aDisinfection10akinetics10apollution10aWastewater treatment1 aJain, Pooja1 aBhandari, Vinay, M.1 aBalapure, Kshama1 aJena, Jyotsnarani1 aRanade, Vivek, V.1 aKilledar, Deepak, J.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/hydrodynamic-cavitation-using-vortex-diode-efficient-approach-elimination-pathogenic