Confocal laser scanning microscopy as a tool to validate the efficiency of membrane cleaning procedures to remove biofilms

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 402-411

  West, S ^a   Horn, H ^a   Hijnen, W A M ^b   Castillo, C ^c   Wagner, M ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

ATP CH; Biofilm structure; Biofouling; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Membrane cleaning

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM STRUCTURE; CLEANING AGENTS; CLEANING PROCEDURES; CLEANING PROTOCOLS; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; MEMBRANE CLEANING; MEMBRANE SURFACE; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER;

BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DATA VISUALIZATION; TOOLS;

CLEANING;

EID: 84890851777     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.11.032     Document Type: Article

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