Reverse osmosis membrane biofouling

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 382-391

  Flemming, Hans Curt ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofouling; Membranes

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDES; BIOFILMS; CHEMICAL CLEANING; FOULING; MICROORGANISMS; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

BIOFOULING;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

EID: 0031141577     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(96)00140-9     Document Type: Article

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