Effect of operating conditions on biofouling in reverse osmosis membrane processes: Bacterial adhesion, biofilm formation, and permeate flux decrease

Desalination

Volumn 378, Issue , 2016, Pages 74-79

  Saeki, Daisuke ^a   Karkhanechi, Hamed ^a   Matsuura, Hirotaka ^a   Matsuyama, Hideto ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofouling; Concentration polarization; Operating conditions; Reverse osmosis membranes

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NUTRIENTS; POLARIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SHEAR FLOW; THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING PROCESS;

BACTERIAL DETACHMENT; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE; CROSSFLOW VELOCITIES; CYLINDRICAL MEMBRANES; HYDRODYNAMIC SHEAR FORCES; OPERATING CONDITION; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

ADHESION; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANE; POLARIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 84944096450     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.09.020     Document Type: Article

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