The use of covalently attached organo-selenium to inhibit S. aureus and E. coli biofilms on RO membranes and feed spacers

Desalination

Volumn 317, Issue , 2013, Pages 142-151

  Vercellino, Tony ^a   Morse, Audra ^a   Tran, Phat ^b   Hamood, Abdul ^b   Reid, Ted ^b   Song, Lianfa ^a   Moseley, Thomas ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c Selenium Ltd   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti fouling; Biofouling; Organo selenium; Reverse osmosis; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ANTIFOULING; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BIO-FILM THICKNESS; MEMBRANE SURFACE; NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; ORGANO-SELENIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SELENIUM; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS;

SURFACE TREATMENT;

ANTIFOULING; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; SELENIUM; WASTEWATER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84876330964     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.02.018     Document Type: Article

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