Characterisation of biofilm constituents and their effect on membrane filterability in MBRs

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1933-1939

  Ng, T C A ^a   Ng, H Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM); Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS); Fouling; Membrane bioreactor (MBR)

Indexed keywords

BULK SOLUTIONS; CHARACTERISATION; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY (CLSM); EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES (EPS); FOULING LAYERS; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE FILTERABILITY; SOLUBLE MICROBIAL PRODUCTS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS;

BIOFILMS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREACTORS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FOULING; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MEMBRANES; POLYSACCHARIDES; SCANNING; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

POLYMERS;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; FILTER; FILTRATION; FOULING; LASER METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; POLYMERS; POROSITY; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 58949085415     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.750     Document Type: Article

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