Microbial community analysis of fouled reverse osmosis membranes used in water recycling

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3291-3299

  Ayache, C ^a,b,c   Manes, C ^d,f   Pidou, M ^a   Croue J P ^c,e   Gernjak, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^f INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO VALE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

16S rDNA sequencing; Membrane fouling; Microbial community; Reverse osmosis; Water reclamation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFOULING; BOILERS; MEMBRANE FOULING; PILOT PLANTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; RNA; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER; WATER RECYCLING;

16S RDNA SEQUENCING; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; BIOLOGICAL PRE-TREATMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS; PRETREATMENT PROCESS;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

PHOSPHORUS; RNA 16S;

BIOFILM; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OSMOSIS; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; EFFLUENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SUMMER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WINTER;

EID: 84877669907     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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