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Kris O’Dowd
Researcher at Institute of Technology, Sligo
Publications - 6
Citations - 369
Kris O’Dowd is an academic researcher from Institute of Technology, Sligo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Respirator & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 5 publications receiving 116 citations.
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Face masks and respirators in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic: A review of current materials, advances and future perspectives
Kris O’Dowd,Keerthi M. Nair,Parnia Forouzandeh,Snehamol Mathew,Jamie J. Grant,Ruth Moran,John Bartlett,Jerry Bird,Suresh C. Pillai +8 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that a significant amount of research is required for the development of highly efficient, reusable, anti-viral and thermally regulated face masks and respirators.
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Face masks and respirators in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic: An overview of the standards and testing methods.
TL;DR: Various PPE testing protocols such as biological, chemical, fluid and flame resistances, protective ensemble, facepiece fit testing, NIOSH NaCl method and impact protection have been discussed and various tests involving bacterial and viral filtration efficiencies are also discussed.
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Photo-Fenton disinfection at near neutral pH: Process, parameter optimization and recent advances
Kris O’Dowd,Suresh C. Pillai +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effectiveness of the photo-Fenton process at a near neutral pH for the disinfection of water was examined. But, it was concluded that the development of new heterogeneous supported immobilised catalysts that could work at the near-neutral pH is an area, which requires considerable future research.
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2D MoS2: structure, mechanisms, and photocatalytic applications
Nishanth Thomas,Snehamol Mathew,Keerthi M. Nair,Kris O’Dowd,Parnia Forouzandeh,Amit Goswami,Gerard McGranaghan,Suresh C. Pillai +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the synthesis strategies of 2D molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-based materials are discussed, starting from the structural and electronic properties, and a review outlines the methodologies for improving the 2D MoS2 photocatalysts and recapitulates the research directions in semiconductor photocatalysis.
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Photocatalytic degradation of antibiotic-resistant genes and bacteria using 2D nanomaterials: What is known and what are the challenges?
TL;DR: The case for the use of 2D nanomaterials that exhibit photocatalytic properties for their removal, what they can do and what the future could potentially hold for them are given.