An ecology-based analysis of irreversible biofouling in membrane bioreactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 8-9, 2007, Pages 395-402

  Zhang, K ^a   Choi, H ^a   Wu, M ^a   Sorial, G A ^a   Dionysiou, D ^a   Oerther, Daniel B ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

ARDRA; Biofilms; Biofouling; Membrane bioreactors; Microbial community

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BATCH REACTORS; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOREACTORS; MICROFILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

AMPLIFIED RIBOSOMAL DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID RESTRICTION ANALYSIS (ARDRA); IRREVERSIBLE MEMBRANE BIOFOULING; SESSILE BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES;

BIOFOULING;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BATCH REACTORS; BIOFOULING; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOREACTORS; MICROFILTRATION; WASTEWATER;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; DNA; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMPLIFIED RIBOSOMAL DNA RESTRICTION ANALYSIS; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROFILTRATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; REACTOR MONITORING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ACINETOBACTER; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ECOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PAPER; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 34249709385     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.283     Document Type: Conference Paper

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