Characterization of permanent fouling on the surfaces of UV lamps used for wastewater disinfection

Water Environment Research

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 309-322

  Peng, Ji ^a   Qiu, Yun ^a   Gehr, Ronald ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Fouling; UV disinfection

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL CLEANING; DISINFECTION; FLUORESCENCE; QUARTZ; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

FOULANTS; SLEEVE SURFACES; SLEEVE UV TRANSMITTANCE (SUVT);

FOULING;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; IRON; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

DISINFECTION; FOULING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CLEANING; DISINFECTION; FOULING CONTROL; ILLUMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 22244440775     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143005X51897     Document Type: Article

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