2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Development of ultraviolet dosimeter using microcapsules with enclosed solutions of photochromic compounds
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17560490
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Civil and environmental engineering
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| Research Institution | Azabu University |
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Principal Investigator |
MORITA Shigemitsu Azabu University, Health and Environmental Sciences, Associate Professor (50318888)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | Ultraviolet inactivation / Distribution of dose / Photochoromic compound / Microcapsules / Flow cytometry |
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| Research Abstract |
Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection has been found to be effective even for chlorine-resistant pathogenic microbes such as Cryptosporidium. The efficacy of UV irradiation in inactivating microbes depends on the irradiation dose of UV irradiation. The methods usually used to measure the UV irradiation dose are the photospectrometer and the biodosimeter, in which microbes that are highly sensitive to UV irradiation, such as QB and Bacillus subtilis, are utilized. However, these methods enable us to measure only the average dose in the UV reactor. The minimum dose of UV irradiation, such as when a short circuit flow is generated, cannot be measured directly, and can only be estimated by computational fluid dynamics. In the present study, we encapsulated photochromic compounds, which are organic compounds that develop colors upon UV irradiation, in microcapsules, and prepared a microdosimeter whose diameter and specific gravity were identical with those of the microbes to be sterilized. We then measured the intensity of the color that was developed in individual capsules upon UV irradiation, and attempted to evaluate the distribution of the UV dose with which individual microbes were irradiated.
BMLB was found to be the most sensitive to UV irradiation among the 30 photochromic compounds, and its quenching speed was slow. Therefore, BMLB was the most suitable photochromic compound for preparing the UV dosimeter. Although the mechanism by which BLMB develops a color is complex, it is hypothesized that when BLMB is excited by UV irradiation, BLMB releases H radicals and COPh radicals, which are oxygenated and become cations, thereby developing a color. Although BLMB developed a color upon UV irradiation regardless of the solvent in which it was dissolved, the color was intense and the quenching speed was slow particularly when it was dissolved in 2-propanol (isopropyl alcohol), methanol, 2-butanone (methyl ethyl ketone), or toluene.
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Research Products
(32 results)
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[Journal Article] Quantifying the removal of pathogenic protozoa during activated sludgeprocessing2007
Author(s)
Morita, S., Ishii, T., Akiba, M., Yagita, K., Kuroki, T., Katayama, H., Haramoto, E., Hirata, T.
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Journal Title
Proceedings of International Water Association ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition
Pages: 114-122
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
Peer Reviewed
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[Journal Article] Quantitative detection of adenoviruses and sapoviruses in raw sewage and effluent2007
Author(s)
Tanimoto, J., Morita, S., Haramoto, E., Katayama, H., Ito, S., Ohgaki, S., Hirata, T.
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Journal Title
Proceedings of International Water Association ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition
Pages: 129-137
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
Peer Reviewed
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[Journal Article] Quantifying the removal of pathogenic protozoa during activated sludge processing2007
Author(s)
Morita, S., Ishii, T., Akiba, M., Yagita, K, Kuroki, T., Katayama, H., Haramoto, E., Hirata, T.
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Journal Title
Proceedings of International Water Association ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition
Pages: 114-122
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[Presentation] Quantifying the removal of pathogenic protozoa during activated sludge processing2007
Author(s)
Morita, S., Ishii, T., Akiba, M., Yagita, K., Kuroki, T., Katayama, H., Haramoto, E., Hirata, T.
Organizer
International Water Association ASPIREConference and Exhibition
Place of Presentation
Parth
Year and Date
20071000
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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[Presentation] Quantitative detection of adenoviruses and sapoviruses in raw sewage and effluent2007
Author(s)
Tanimoto, J., Morita, S., Haramoto, E., Katayama, H., Ito, S., Ohgaki, S ., Hirata, T.
Organizer
International Water Association ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition
Place of Presentation
Parth
Year and Date
20071000
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
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[Presentation] Detection of HEV in swine feces and environmental waters using real-time PCR2007
Author(s)
Tanimoto, J., Morita, S., Ito, M., Haramoto, E., Katayama, H., Ito, S., Sunaga, R., Arai, S., Hirata, T.
Organizer
International Symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology
Place of Presentation
東京
Year and Date
20070900
Description
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[Presentation] Quantifying the removal of pathogenic protozoa during activated sludge processing2007
Author(s)
Morita, S., Ishii, T., Akiba, M., Yagita, K., Kuroki, T., Katayama, H., Haramoto, E., Hirata, T.
Organizer
International Water Association ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition
Place of Presentation
Parth
Year and Date
20070000
Description
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