Control and cleaning of membrane biofouling by energy uncoupling and cellular communication

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 595-601

  Xu, Huijuan ^a   Liu, Yu ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATP SYNTHESIS; AUTOINDUCER-2; BIOFILM DETACHMENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; CELLULAR COMMUNICATION; DEAD END MICROFILTRATION; DINITROPHENOLS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOULING RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE CLEANING; NYLON MEMBRANES; UNCOUPLERS;

BIOFOULING; CLEANING; METABOLISM; MICROFILTRATION; PHENOLS; POLYAMIDES; RAYON; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

MEMBRANES;

2,4 DINITROPHENOL; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NYLON;

BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; INHIBITION; MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHENOL; POLYMER; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; MEMBRANE BIOFOULING; MICROFILTRATION;

2,4-DINITROPHENOL; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTORS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; NYLONS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; UNCOUPLING AGENTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 78651382140     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es102911m     Document Type: Article

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