Biofouling of reverse osmosis membranes: Microbial quorum sensing and fouling propensity

Desalination

Volumn 247, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 303-315

  Kim, Sejin ^a   Lee, Sangyoup ^a   Hong, Seungkwan ^a   Oh, Youngsook ^b   Seoul, Mijin ^b   Kweon, Jihyang ^c   Kim, Taehyun ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Fl FFF; Fouling propensity; Quorum sensing; RO membranes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL SPECIES; BIOCHEMICAL CONTROL; BIOFILM FORMATION; FL-FFF; FLOW FIELD-FLOW FRACTIONATION; HOMOSERINE LACTONES; MEMBRANE SURFACE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULES; QUORUM SENSING; RO MEMBRANE; RO MEMBRANES;

ADSORPTION; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOFOULING; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FRACTIONATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; WASTE FACILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 69549110371     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.12.033     Document Type: Article

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