Development of pseudo-amphoteric sponge media using polyalkylene oxide-modified polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) for rapid start-up of wastewater treatment plant

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 961-968

  Chae, Kyu Jung ^a   Kim, Sung Min ^a   Park, Hee Deung ^b   Yim, Sung Hyung ^c   Kim, In S ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b KOLON Engineering and Construction Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^c T and L Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacterial attachment; FISH; Hydrophobic; PDMS; Pseudo amphoteric; Sponge media

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ATTACHMENT; POLYALKYLENE OXIDE; PSEUDO-AMPHOTERIC;

BACTERIA; OXIDATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER ABSORPTION;

POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE;

ACRYLAMIDE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CELLULOSE; DIMETICONE; FLUORESCENT DYE; MACROGOL; POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; STEARIC ACID; SURFACTANT;

BACTERIA; OXIDATION; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER ABSORPTION;

BACTERIUM; HYDROPHOBICITY; SPONGE; SURFACTANT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTACT ANGLE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MATERIALS; NITRITE OXIDIZING BACTERIUM; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; SPONGE MEDIUM; STEADY STATE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER RETENTION; WETTABILITY;

ABSORPTION; BACTERIA; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; NYLONS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 40049085923     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.11.058     Document Type: Article

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