Transparent exopolymer particles: Potential agents for organic fouling and biofilm formation in desalination and water treatment plants

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 3, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 136-142

  Bar Zeev, Edo ^a   Berman Frank, Ilana ^a   Liberman, Boris ^b   Rahav, Eyal ^a   Passow, Uta ^c   Berman, Tom ^d  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b IDE ^*  (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biofilm formation; EPS; Membrane desalination pretreatment; TEP; Transparent exopolymer particles

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70649104441     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.444     Document Type: Article

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