Monitoring of biofilm in cooling water system by measuring lactic acid consumption rate

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 81-86

  Tanji, Yasunori ^a   Nishihara, Takaaki ^a   Miyanaga, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cooling water; Fouling; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOCIDES; COOLING WATER; FOULING; FRICTION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; LACTIC ACID; METABOLISM;

BIOFILM ACTIVITY; BIOFILM FORMATION; COOLING WATER PLANTS; INORGANIC SUBSTANCES;

BIOFILMS;

COOLING WATER; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LACTIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COOLING; FOULING CONTROL; MICROBIAL METABOLISM; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 34247149718     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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