E. coli Inactivation Kinetics Modeling in a Taylor-Couette UV Disinfection Reactor

Table 1

The effect of bacteria concentration and angular velocity on the kinetics of UV microbial inactivation.

(rpm)	Inactivation rate constant (s^-1)		Efficiency removal (%)	Exposure time (s)
33,000 PFU mL^-1
0		0.9671	63	900
300		0.9833	67	900
600		0.9795	79	900
2000		0.9804	83	900
400,000 PFU mL^-1
0		0.995	66	1200
300		0.988	73	1200
600		0.998	78	1200
1200		0.9580	80	1200
2000		0.9870	83	1200
30,000,000 PFU mL^-1
0		0.9933	98	2700
300		0.9756	100	2700
600		0.9870	100	2700