Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and their potential effect on membrane biofouling

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 5705-5710

  Meng, Shujuan ^a,b   Rzechowicz, Miles ^b   Winters, Harvey ^b   Fane, Anthony Gordon ^a,b   Liu, Yu ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Alcian blue; Biofilm formation; Membrane fouling; Transparent exopolymer particles

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC POLYSACCHARIDES; ALCIAN BLUES; BIOFILM DEVELOPMENT; BIOFILM FORMATION; DETERMINATION METHODS; MEMBRANE BIOFOULING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLES;

MEMBRANE FOULING; SEAWATER;

BIOFOULING;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEA WATER; SURFACE WATER; TRANSPARENT EXOPOLYMER PARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DYE; EXOPOLYMER; MEMBRANE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEAWATER; SURFACE WATER; WASTEWATER;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CENTRIFUGATION; MEMBRANE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PHYTOPLANKTON; REVIEW; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOFOULING; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 84879412300     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-4979-6     Document Type: Review

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