Abstract
Literature published during the year 2013 regarding the use of biofilms and bioreactors to treat water and wastewater is reviewed herein. The review is organized into the following sections: biofilm formation and factors that impact biofilm formation; extracellular polymeric substance and its ertraction from biofilms; biofilm consortia and quorum sensing; biofilm imaging techniques; biofilm carriers and biofilm reactors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1070-1100 |
Number of pages | 31 |
Journal | Water Environment Research |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:Copyright © 2014 Water Environment Federation.
Keywords
- Biofilm
- Biofilm reactor
- Extracellular polymeric substance
- Pyrosequencing
- Wastewater