Cell adhesion and related fouling mechanism on a tubular ceramic microfiltration membrane using Bacillus cereus spores

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 385-386, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 200-216

  Blanpain Avet, P ^a   Faille, C ^a   Delaplace, G ^a   Benezech T ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus spores; Bacterial adhesion; Biofouling; Fouling mechanism; Microfiltration

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS SPORES; BACTERIAL ADHESION; CERAMIC MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANES; CONTAMINATION LEVELS; DEAD-END FILTRATION; DRAG FORCES; FILTRATE VOLUME; FILTRATION LAW; FLUX DECLINE; FLUX RECOVERY; FOULING MECHANISM; FOULING MECHANISMS; HYDRODYNAMIC SHEAR; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; INITIAL STAGES; IRREVERSIBLE FOULING; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MEDIAN VALUE; MEMBRANE ADHESION; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; PER UNIT; SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; THREE PARAMETERS; TIME CURVES; WATER FLUX;

ADHESION; BACILLI; BACTERIOLOGY; CELL ADHESION; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DRAG; FOULING; HYDRAULICS; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION;

BACILLUS CEREUS;

SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFOULING; CELL ADHESION; CERAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MICROFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR FLOW; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 80755163058     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.09.041     Document Type: Article

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