Microparticles as BDMDAC (Quaternary Ammonium Compound) Carriers for Water Disinfection: A Layer-by-Layer Approach without Biocide Release

Marta Redondo, Ana Pereira, Carlos M Pereira, Luís F Melo, José M Doña-Rodríguez, Antonios Kelarakis · 2023

Read Microparticles as BDMDAC (Quaternary Ammonium Compound) Carriers for Water Disinfection: A Layer-by-Layer Approach without Biocide Release by Marta Redondo, Ana Pereira, Carlos M Pereira, Luís F Melo, José M Doña-Rodríguez, Antonios Kelarakis (2023) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-10707778.txt.

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Marta Redondo and co-authors coat tiny particles with a germ killer in a 2023 study of water disinfection. The killer, a quaternary ammonium compound, usually leaches into water as it works. Their plan was to lock it onto particles so it kills on contact and stays put.

Layers were built up on three core types: a bone-like mineral, chalk, and glass beads. Tests against a common water bacterium showed full kill in four hours at a mid dose for the mineral-core particles. Checks over two weeks found no killer leaking into the water. That supports contact killing, a cleaner route for stored or treated water.

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CREATORMarta Redondo, Ana Pereira, Carlos M Pereira, Luís F Melo, José M Doña-Rodríguez, Antonios Kelarakis
YEAR2023
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE39 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC10707778

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