@article {Jin2013APR1,
	title = {Bactericidal mechanisms of Ag2O/TNBs under both dark and light conditions},
	journal = {Water Research},
	volume = {47},
	number = {5},
	year = {2013},
	note = {Article},
	month = {2013},
	pages = {1837-1847},
	abstract = {Ag2O/TNBs were fabricated by depositing Ag2O nanoparticles on the surface of TiO2 nanobelts (TNBs). The disinfection activities of Ag2O/TNBs on two representative bacterial types: Gram-negative Escherichia coli ATCC15597 and Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis, were examined under both dark and visible light conditions. Ag2O/TNBs exhibited stronger bactericidal activities than Ag2O nanoparticles and TNBs under both dark and light conditions. For both cell types, disinfection effects of Ag2O/TNBs were greater under light conditions relative to those under dark conditions. The bactericidal mechanisms of Ag2O/TNBs under both dark and light conditions were explored. Ag+ ions released from Ag2O/TNBs did not contribute to the bactericidal activity of Ag2O/TNBs under dark conditions, whereas the released Ag+ ions showed bactericidal activity under visible light irradiation conditions. Active species (H2O2, O-center dot(2)-, and e(-)) generated by Ag2O/TNBs played important roles in the disinfection processes under both dark and visible light irradiation conditions. Without the presence of active species, the direct contact of Ag2O/TNBs with bacterial cells had no bactericidal effect. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	doi = {10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.003},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.01.003},
	author = {Jin, Yinjia and Dai, Zhaoyi and Liu, Fei and Kim, Hyunjung and Meiping Tong and Yanglong Hou}
}
