Influence of biofilms on the movement of colloids in porous media. Implications for colloid facilitated transport in subsurface environments

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2059-2068

  Leon Morales, Carlos Felipe ^a   Strathmann, Martin ^a   Flemming, Hans Curt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Colloids; Porous matrix; Retention; Transport

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; COMPLEXATION; FILTRATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

COLLOID TRANSPORT; POROUS MATRIX; STERILE COLUMNS;

BIOFILMS;

CALCIUM ION; RHODAMINE; SODIUM ION;

BIOFILMS; COLLOIDS; COMPLEXATION; FILTRATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; COLLOID; POROUS MEDIUM; RETENTION; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; COLLOID; CONTROLLED STUDY; IONIC STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34247158684     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.02.024     Document Type: Article

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