• International Journal of Technology (IJTech)
  • Vol 4, No 3 (2013)

Disinfection of Bacteria Escherichia Coli using Hydrodynamic Cavitation

Disinfection of Bacteria Escherichia Coli using Hydrodynamic Cavitation

Title: Disinfection of Bacteria Escherichia Coli using Hydrodynamic Cavitation
Eva Fathul Karamah, Indika Sunarko

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Published at : 14 Jan 2014
Volume : IJtech Vol 4, No 3 (2013)
DOI : https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v4i3.116

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Karamah, E.F., Sunarko, I., 2013. Disinfection of Bacteria Escherichia Coli using Hydrodynamic Cavitation. International Journal of Technology. Volume 4(3), pp. 209-216

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Eva Fathul Karamah Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus Baru UI Depok, 16424, Indonesia
Indika Sunarko Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia, Kampus Baru UI Depok, 16424, Indonesia
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Abstract
Disinfection of Bacteria Escherichia Coli using Hydrodynamic Cavitation

This study brings out a disinfection process of bacteria Escherichia coli using a hydrodynamic cavitation method. The method used different contactors, orifice plate and venturi injector. The experiment result shows that an orifice plate with initial concentration of 104 CFU/mL has decreased into zero CFU/mL after 20 minutes, while venturi injector has decreased into zero CFU/mL after 30 minutes. The orifice plate gave a better, more effective and faster disinfection than the venturi injector.

Disinfection, Escherichia coli, Hydrodynamic cavitation, Orifice plate, Venturi injector