Biofouling on microfiltration membranes in MBRs: Role of membrane type and microbial community

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 453, Issue , 2014, Pages 394-401

  Vanysacker, L ^a   Declerck, P ^a   Bilad, M R ^a   Vankelecom, I F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Biofouling; Escherichia coli; Microfiltration membranes; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CROSS FLOW FILTRATION; MICRO-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY;

BACTERIA; BIOFOULING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROFILTRATION;

MEMBRANES;

POLYETHYLENE; POLYSULFONE; RNA 16S;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFOULING; CELL DENSITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GONIOMETRY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 84889669543     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.11.024     Document Type: Article

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