Presence of biofilms on ultrafiltration membrane surfaces increases the quality of permeate produced during ultra-low pressure gravity-driven membrane filtration

Water Research

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 164-173

  Derlon, Nicolas ^a   Mimoso, Joao ^a   Klein, Theresa ^a   Koetzsch, Stefan ^a   Morgenroth, Eberhard ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

AOC; Biofilm; Biopolymers; Permeate quality; Slow sand filtration; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMOLECULES; BIOREACTORS; DETERIORATION; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PACKED BEDS; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER FILTRATION;

ASSIMILABLE ORGANIC CARBON; BIOFILM REACTOR; FEED WATER; MEMBRANE SURFACE; ORGANIC CARBON CONTENTS; PERMEATE QUALITY; SLOW SAND FILTERS; SLOW SAND FILTRATION; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

BIOPOLYMERS;

BIOPOLYMER; DRINKING WATER; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; WATER; CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOFILM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC MATTER; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOFOULING; DEGRADATION; GRAVITY; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANE FILTER; PACKED BED BIOFILM REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRAFILTRATION; ULTRALOW PRESSURE GRAVITY DRIVEN MEMBRANE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; METABOLISM; PRESSURE; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; CARBON; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PRESSURE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84900842475     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.04.045     Document Type: Article

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