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A self-powered, portable disinfection system based on a triboelectric nanogenerator

  • Ming Li
  • , Tianyi Jiang*
  • , Shuofu Liu
  • , Haoxiu Sun
  • , Shanguo Zhang
  • , Hao Wu
  • , Wenlong Wu
  • , Yu Li
  • , Hongyuan Jiang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Harbin Medical University
  • School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Infectious diseases caused by bacteria in air and drinking water have resulted in a huge threat to human health. Here, a self-powered, portable disinfection system based on a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is proposed for air and drinking water. In the system, a UV lamp can be directly powered by TENG due to the high voltage of up to 2500 V and then emits UV rays to break the DNA nucleic acid chains. The output of TENG and the effects of designed parameters on the irradiance are studied systematically. Finally, the disinfection performance for air and drinking water is studied through the system prototype experiments and the results demonstrate that the time needed for complete disinfection (> 6-log) of air and drinking water is 7 min and 11 min. Overall, the proposed system independent of the power grid reveals an excellent disinfection performance and is a potential technology for alleviating air and drinking water safety issues.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012045
JournalJournal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume2823
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
Event2024 3rd International Conference on New Energy, Energy Storage and Power Engineering, NESP 2024 - Zhengzhou, China
Duration: 26 Apr 202428 Apr 2024

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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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