Inactivation of Aspergillus niger with photocatalytic paints

ZACARIAS, S.M.; SCHUMACHER, R.; SALVADORES, F,; ALFANO, O.M.

Simposio; 5th International Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology and Engineering; 2016

Diverse microorganisms are transported as bioaerosols being a health risk for people living in indoor environments. A particular but very common problem is the fungus or mold growth in environments without ventilation and with high relative humidity. The heterogeneous photocatalysis is an efficient method for the chemical and biological purification of water and air.In this work the environmental fungi inactivation employing photocatalytic paint containing modified TiO2 was assessed for different illumination conditions (visible and UV light).