Adhesion of microorganisms to polymer membranes: a photobactericidal effect of surface treatment with TiO2

Desalination

Volumn 220, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 380-385

  Kochkodan, V ^a   Tsarenko, S ^a   Potapchenko, N ^a   Kosinova, V ^a   Goncharuk, V ^a  

^a DUMANSKII INSTITUTE OF COLLOID AND WATER CHEMISTRY   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Membrane biofouling; Microorganisms adhesion; Photobactericidal effect; TiO2

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BACTERIA; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYSULFONES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

MEMBRANE BIOFOULING; PHOTOBACTERICIDAL EFFECT; POLYSULFONE MEMBRANE;

BIOFOULING;

ADHESION; BACTERIA; BIOFOULING; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYSULFONES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOFOULING; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; IRRADIATION; MEMBRANE; MICROORGANISM; POLYMER; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 38349058460     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.01.042     Document Type: Article

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