Membrane biofouling control by UV irradiation

Desalination

Volumn 276, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 75-81

  Marconnet, C ^a   Houari, A ^b   Seyer, D ^b   Djafer, M ^a   Coriton, G ^a   Heim, V ^c   Di Martino, P ^b  

^a Veolia Eau Compagnie Generale des Eaux   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CERGY PONTOISE   (France)

^c Syndicat des Eaux d'Ile de France   (France)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Drinking water; Nanofiltration; Pre treatment; UV

Indexed keywords

CARBON CONCENTRATIONS; EXTRA-CELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCES; FEED WATER; FILTERED WATER; FOULANT ANALYSIS; GLOBAL QUANTITIES; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; LOW PRESSURES; MEMBRANE BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NF MEMBRANES; PERMEATE FLUX; PILOT SCALE; PLANKTONIC BACTERIA; PRE-TREATMENT; SESSILE BACTERIA; SPIRAL-WOUND MODULE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS; UV; UV IRRADIATION; UV REACTORS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFOULING; IRRADIATION; NANOFILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; POTABLE WATER; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WATER FILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFOULING; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; IRRADIATION; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC CARBON; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79959501399     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.03.016     Document Type: Article

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