In situ observation of the growth of biofouling layer in osmotic membrane bioreactors by multiple fluorescence labeling and confocal laser scanning microscopy

Water Research

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 188-200

  Yuan, Bo ^a   Wang, Xinhua ^a   Tang, Chuyang ^b   Li, Xiufen ^a   Yu, Guanghui ^c  

^a JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Confocal laser scanning microscopy; Fluorescence labeling; Forward osmosis membrane; Osmotic membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFOULING; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; MEMBRANES; MICROORGANISMS; OSMOSIS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEINS; SCANNING; SURFACE ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOVOLUMES; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL-LASER-SCANNING-MICROSCOPY; D-GLUCOPYRANOSE; EXTRACELLULAR; FLUORESCENCE LABELLING; FORWARD OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE SURFACE; OSMOTIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE;

BIOREACTORS;

FLUORESCENT DYE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

BIOFOULING; BIOREACTOR; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH RATE; MEMBRANE; MICROSCOPY; OSMOSIS; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROORGANISM; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; METABOLISM; SEWAGE; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BIOFOULING; BIOREACTORS; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; POLYSACCHARIDES; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84924743270     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.02.048     Document Type: Article

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