Effect of ozone on biopolymers in biofiltration and ultrafiltration processes

Water Research

Volumn 70, Issue , 2015, Pages 224-234

  Siembida Lösch, Barbara ^a   Anderson, William B ^a   Wang, Yulang ^a   Bonsteel, Jane ^b   Huck, Peter M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Public Works   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adenosine triphosphate; Biopolymers; Fouling; LC OCD; Ozone biologically active carbon filtration; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; BIOFILTERS; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS; BIOMOLECULES; CARBON; LAKES; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

ACTIVE BIOMASS; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOFILTRATION PROCESS; BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE CARBON; CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES; LAKE ONTARIO; LC-OCD; OZONE/BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE CARBON FILTRATION; PERFORMANCE; ULTRAFILTRATION PROCESS;

OZONE;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOPOLYMER; OZONE; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOFILTRATION; BIOFOULING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OZONE; POLYMER; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SURFACE WATER; SURROGATE METHOD; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; OZONATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; ULTRAFILTRATION; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; PROCEDURES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE ONTARIO;

BIOPOLYMERS; FILTRATION; ONTARIO; OZONE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84919754362     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.11.047     Document Type: Article

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