Membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors—Characterisation, contradictions, cause and cures

A Drews - Journal of membrane science, 2010 - Elsevier
Despite more than a decade of worldwide research on membrane fouling in membrane
bioreactors (MBRs), many questions still remain unanswered. In the light of the complexity of …

Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in aquatic environments

U Passow - Progress in oceanography, 2002 - Elsevier
Since the development of methods to quantify transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) 1993,
it has been shown that these gel-particles are not only ubiquitous and abundant, but also …

Interactions between microplastics and phytoplankton aggregates: impact on their respective fates

M Long, B Moriceau, M Gallinari, C Lambert, A Huvet… - Marine Chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Plastic debris are resistant to degradation, and therefore tend to accumulate in marine
environment. Nevertheless recent estimations of plastic concentrations at the surface of the …

Maturation trends indicative of rapid evolution preceded the collapse of northern cod

EM Olsen, M Heino, GR Lilly, MJ Morgan, J Brattey… - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
Northern cod, comprising populations of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) off southern Labrador
and eastern Newfoundland, supported major fisheries for hundreds of years. But in the late …

Flocculation with heterogeneous composition in water environments: a review

QN Ho, M Fettweis, KL Spencer, BJ Lee - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Flocculation is a key process for controlling the fate and transport of suspended particulate
matter (SPM) in water environments and has received considerable attention in the field of …

The role of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in membrane fouling: A critical review

S Meng, X Meng, W Fan, D Liang, L Wang, W Zhang… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) as gel-like particulate acidic polysaccharide have
been commonly found in marine, surface water and wastewater. Currently, increasing …

The oceanic gel phase: a bridge in the DOM–POM continuum

P Verdugo, AL Alldredge, F Azam, DL Kirchman… - Marine chemistry, 2004 - Elsevier
Recent discoveries reveal that polymer gel particles are abundant and important in the
microbial loop, sedimentation processes, biogeochemical cycling, marine carbohydrate …

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) release by phytoplankton in the contemporary and future ocean

DCO Thornton - European Journal of Phycology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The partitioning of organic matter (OM) between dissolved and particulate phases is an
important factor in determining the fate of organic carbon in the ocean. Dissolved organic …

Exopolymeric substances of sulfate‐reducing bacteria: interactions with calcium at alkaline pH and implication for formation of carbonate minerals

O Braissant, AW Decho, C Dupraz, C Glunk… - …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Sulfate‐reducing bacteria (SRB) have been recognized as key players in the precipitation of
calcium carbonate in lithifying microbial communities. These bacteria increase the alkalinity …

Chemical dispersants can suppress the activity of natural oil-degrading microorganisms

S Kleindienst, M Seidel, K Ziervogel… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
During the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, the application of 7
million liters of chemical dispersants aimed to stimulate microbial crude oil degradation by …