Transparent exopolymer particle removal in different drinking water production centers

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3603-3611

  Van Nevel, Sam ^a   Hennebel, Tom ^a   De Beuf, Kristof ^a   Du Laing, Gijs ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a   Boon, Nico ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Filtration; Fouling; Membranes; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; GROUNDWATER; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; POTABLE WATER; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER FILTRATION;

ACIDIC POLYSACCHARIDES; CELL CONCENTRATIONS; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; NATURAL WATERS; PARTICLES REMOVAL; PLANT SURFACES; SEWAGE-TREATMENT PLANTS; SURFACE WATER AND GROUNDWATERS; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLES; VIABLE CELLS;

EFFLUENTS;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; NANOPARTICLE; SURFACE WATER; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHAN;

BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAGULATION; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; EXOPOLYMER; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FILTRATION; GEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE;

EID: 84861331109     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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