Evaluation of ultrasound technology for the disinfection of process water and the prevention of biofilm formation in a pilot plant

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1089-1096

  Lambert, N ^a   Rediers, H ^a   Hulsmans, A ^a   Joris, K ^a   Declerck, P ^b   De Laedt, Y ^b   Liers, S ^a  

^a Associatie KULeuven   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Chlorination; Disinfection; Process water; Ultrasound; UV irradiation

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM FORMATION; DISINFECTION EFFICIENCY; DISINFECTION PROCESS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; OPERATIONAL COSTS; PILOT PLANT EXPERIMENTS; PROCESS WATER; TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES; ULTRASONIC TREATMENTS; ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY; UV IRRADIATION;

BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; IRRADIATION; PILOT PLANTS; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; WATER RECYCLING;

ULTRASONICS;

WATER;

BIOFILM; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENERGY USE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; ULTRASONICS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE FACILITY;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHLORINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISINFECTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVOBACTERIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; ULTRASOUND; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CHLORINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ULTRASONICS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77952486253     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.735     Document Type: Article

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