A comparative study of drinking water biofilm monitoring with flow cell and Propella™ bioreactors

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 334-342

  Simões, Lúcia Chaves ^a   Simões, Manuel ^b   Vieira, Maria João ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adhesion surfaces; Bioreactors; Drinking water biofilms; Hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BACTERIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LAMINAR FLOW; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; POTABLE WATER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STAINLESS STEEL; TURBULENT FLOW;

ADHESION SURFACES; BIOFILM ACCUMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; CULTIVABLE BACTERIA; DRINKING WATER BIOFILMS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC); PROCESS CONDITION; STEADY STATE-BIOFILMS;

BIOFILMS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER;

BACTERIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFILM; BIOMONITORING; BIOREACTOR; CELL ORGANELLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRINKING WATER; HYDRODYNAMICS; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CELL DENSITY; FLOW CELL SYSTEM; HYDRODYNAMICS; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84864941421     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2011.139     Document Type: Article

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