An overview on the reactors to study drinking water biofilms

Water Research

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-87

  Gomes, I B ^a   Simoes M ^a   Simoes L C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biofilm control; Biofilm monitoring; Drinking water; Reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FLOW VELOCITY; MICROORGANISMS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

BIOFILM BEHAVIOR; BIOFILM CONTROL; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFILM MONITORING; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DRINKING WATER BIOFILMS; DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; ORGANOLEPTIC PROPERTIES; PIPE DEGRADATION; REACTOR;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DRINKING WATER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PIPE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANNULAR REACTOR; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOPROBE MONITOR; CELL COUNTING; CELL INTERACTION; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL BIOFILM REACTOR; CHEMOSTAT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRIC CYLINDER REACTOR; FLOW CELL SYSTEM; FLOW CHAMBER; FLOW RATE; GLASS BEAD; GLASS RING COLUMN DEVICE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOOP WITH BIOFILM TEST PLUG MODULE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROTITRATION PLATE; NONHUMAN; PEDERSEN DEVICE; PENNINE WATER GROUP COUPON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPELLA REACTOR; REVIEW; ROBBINS DEVICE; ROTATING DISC REACTOR; ROTATION; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY; BIOREACTOR; LABORATORY; MICROBIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DRINKING WATER; LABORATORIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84902342855     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.05.039     Document Type: Review

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