1st meeting of Working Group 3

BACTERICIDE SURFACES

EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, 26-27 October 2006


FINAL PROGRAMME


Thursday, October 26


9:00 - 9:15 Registration

9:15 - 9:45 Perspectives and ISO standards for photocatalytic materials. Recent advances in bacterial inactivation
Frantisek PETERKA, Research Centre for Nanosurface Engineering - NANOPIN, Czech Republic

9:45 - 10:15 Photocatalytic coatings against bio-fouling and for improving process hygiene
Tapio MÄNTYLÄ, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland

10:15 - 10:45 Electro-activation of illuminated TiO2 surfaces for bacterial inactivation. Photoelectrocatalysis
Terry EGERTON, Newcastle University, UK

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee break

11:15 - 11:45 The use of photocatalysis in disinfection of drinking water and as alternative biocide in cultural heritage applications
Cathy McCULLAGH, The Robert Gordon University, UK

11:45 - 12:15 Mechanisms of bacterial killing by advanced oxidation technologies
Petr LUKES, Research Centre for Nanosurface Engineering - NANOPIN, Czech Republic

12:45 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 14:30 Water disinfection by TiO2 photocatalysis. Effects of some physico-chemical and biological parameters
Cesar PULGARIN, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland

14:30 - 15:00 Inactivation of Fungi by TiO2 photocatalysis with solar energy
Pilar FERNÁNDEZ-IBÁNEZ, Plataforma Solar de Almería – CIEMAT Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Spain

15:00 - 15:30 Bactericide surfaces and coloured TiO2
Viktor NADTOCHENKO, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 - 16:30 Research on photocatalytic and antibacterial coatings/nanoparticles in Slovenia
Urska LAVRENCIC STANGAR, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia

16:30 - 17:00 TiO2 recent developments and applications
Ralf DILLERT, University Hannover, Germany

17:00 - 17:30 Irish research activity on bactericide surfaces
Hugh HAYDEN, CREST, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland

19:30 Dinner


Friday, October 27


9:30 - 10:00 TiO2 self-cleaning textiles under light irradiation and Ag-bactericide textile performance in the dark
John KIWI, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland

10:00 - 10:30 Functional applications of TiO2
Olga PRIETO, CARTIF FOUNDATION, Spain

10:30 - 11:00 Applications of TiO2 to construction materials with novel properties
Nicklas BENGTSSON, Instituto de Ciencias de la Construcción “Eduardo Torroja”, IETcc (CSIC), Spain

11:00 - 11:20 Coffee break

11:20 - 12:00 General discussion and conclusions. Future outlook.

12:15 Lunch