Abstract
The factors affecting the removal of viruses by a laboratory scale foam fractionation part were investigated. The virus chosen was Escherichia coli Bacteriophage MS-2 and the surfactant was Arquad T50 (a cationic agent composed of a blend alkyl quaternary ammonium chlorides). It was determined that virus removal was dependent upon two factors: (a) their adsorption to the surfactant and (b) their physical removal as free virus particles entrapped in the interstitial liquid. An equation was derived which represents these factors as a power function of the initial surfactant and a multiple of the ratio of the residual surfactant concentration to its initial level, respectively.
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