Biofilm and membrane biofouling control with microbubbles

• Main Author: Ashutosh Agarwal
• Other Authors: Liu Yu
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61673
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Bacterial attachment onto surfaces is the first step towards the formation of complex 3-dimensional biofilm, while it is also responsible for development of membrane biofouling which results in significant decline in water flux and increase in trans-membrane pressure. To mitigate membrane biofouling...