Control of membrane-attached biofilms using surfactants

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-23

  Splendiani, Antonietta ^a   Livingston, Andrew G ^a   Nicolella, Cristiano ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofilm detachment; Membrane bioreactor; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; MASS TRANSFER; MORPHOLOGY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM DETACHMENT; EXTRACTIVE MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS (EMB); MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE-ATTACHED BIOFILMS (MABS);

BIOFILMS;

CHLOROBENZENE; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; FLAGELLUM; REACTOR MONITORING; SCREENING; TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; BURKHOLDERIA; CHLOROBENZENES; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA SP.;

EID: 33646567850     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20752     Document Type: Article

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