TY - JOUR
T1 - New approaches to characterizing and understanding biofouling of spiral wound membrane systems
AU - van Loosdrecht, Mark C.M.
AU - Bereschenko, Ludmilla A.
AU - Radu, Andrea I.
AU - Kruithof, Joop C.
AU - Picioreanu, Cristian
AU - Johns, Michael L.
AU - Vrouwenvelder, Johannes S.
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
PY - 2012/6/8
Y1 - 2012/6/8
N2 - Historically, biofouling research on spiral wound membrane systems is typically problem solving oriented. Membrane modules are studied as black box systems, investigated by autopsies. Biofouling is not a simple process. Many factors influence each other in a non-linear fashion. These features make biofouling a subject which is not easy to study using a fundamental scientific approach. Nevertheless to solve or minimize the negative impacts of biofouling, a clear understanding of the interacting basic principles is needed. Recent research into microbiological characterizing of biofouling, small scale test units, application of in situ visualization methods, and model approaches allow such an integrated study of biofouling. © IWA Publishing 2012.
AB - Historically, biofouling research on spiral wound membrane systems is typically problem solving oriented. Membrane modules are studied as black box systems, investigated by autopsies. Biofouling is not a simple process. Many factors influence each other in a non-linear fashion. These features make biofouling a subject which is not easy to study using a fundamental scientific approach. Nevertheless to solve or minimize the negative impacts of biofouling, a clear understanding of the interacting basic principles is needed. Recent research into microbiological characterizing of biofouling, small scale test units, application of in situ visualization methods, and model approaches allow such an integrated study of biofouling. © IWA Publishing 2012.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/566002
UR - https://iwaponline.com/wst/article/66/1/88/17347/New-approaches-to-characterizing-and-understanding
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84862595375&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.2166/wst.2012.096
DO - 10.2166/wst.2012.096
M3 - Article
C2 - 22678204
SN - 0273-1223
VL - 66
SP - 88
EP - 94
JO - Water Science & Technology
JF - Water Science & Technology
IS - 1
ER -