title: Biological agent inactivation in a flowing air stream by photocatalysis.
abstract: The first decontamination of a flowing air stream polluted by bacteria, via room temperature non-germicidal UV photocatalysis on titania, leads to a simple and 99.1-99.8% efficient process.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire des Materiaux, Surfaces et Procedes pour la Catalyse, UMR 7515 CNRS and ELCASS (European Laboratory for Catalysis and Surface Sciences), Louis Pasteur University, Strasbourg, France. vkeller@chimie.u-strasbg.fr
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: Marc J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ledoux
authors.forename: Marie-Claire
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lett
mesh_terms: D000391:Air Microbiology / Q000592:standards*; D000392:Air Movements; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000528:radiation effects; D002384:Catalysis; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000254:growth & development / Q000528:radiation effects; D010777:Photochemistry; D012498:Sanitary Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays