Assessing biofouling on polyamide reverse osmosis (RO) membrane surfaces in a laboratory system

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 349, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 429-437

  Khan, Mohiuddin Md Taimur ^a   Stewart, Philip S ^b   Moll, David J ^c   Mickols, William E ^d   Burr, Mark D ^b   Nelson, Sara E ^b   Camper, Anne K ^b  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^d Dow Chemical Company   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Cryo section; Hydrophobicity; Live and dead cells; Reverse osmosis membrane; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC GROUPS; AROMATIC GROUP; AROMATIC POLYAMIDES; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFOULING AGENTS; BIOFOULING-RESISTANCE; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; DEAD CELLS; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FILMTEC CORPORATIONS; LABORATORY SYSTEM; MEMBRANE SURFACE; RO MEMBRANE; ROTATING DISK REACTOR; SCREENING APPROACHES; STABILITY OF SURFACES; SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY; SURFACE MODIFICATION; WASTEWATER REUSE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CHEMICALS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROL SURFACES; DESALINATION; HYDRATES; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOELECTRICITY; PHOTOIONIZATION; PHOTONS; PRODUCTIVITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ROTATING DISKS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THIN FILM DEVICES; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER FILTRATION; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

ORGANIC CARBON; POLYAMIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 74649083968     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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