Threshold concentrations of biomass and iron for pressure drop increase in spiral-wound membrane elements

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1607-1616

  Hijnen, W A M ^a   Cornelissen, E R ^a   van der Kooij, D ^a  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ATP; Biofouling; Biomass; Carbohydrates; Fe; NPD; Spiral wound membranes; Threshold values

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; DROPS; IRON; MEMBRANES;

BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; CELL COUNT; FE; FEED CHANNEL; IRON ACCUMULATION; MEMBRANE ELEMENTS; NPD; SPIRAL WOUND MEMBRANES; THRESHOLD CONCENTRATIONS; THRESHOLD-VALUE;

BIOFOULING;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLORIDE; IRON; POLYMER; TAP WATER;

ADSORPTION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENZYME ACTIVITY; IRON; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESSURE EFFECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THRESHOLD;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CELL COUNT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; MEMBRANE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL WOUND MEMBRANE; TOTAL DIRECT CELL COUNT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78651454983     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.11.047     Document Type: Article

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