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Biological fixed film

  • Md Shahinoor Islam
  • , Fahmida Tumpa
  • , Jinkai Xue
  • , Chunkai Huang
  • , Kusumakar Sharma
  • , Yijing Shi
  • , Yang Liu

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1070-1100
Number of pages31
JournalWater Environment Research
Volume86
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 Water Environment Federation.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation

Keywords

  • Biofilm
  • Biofilm reactor
  • Extracellular polymeric substance
  • Pyrosequencing
  • Wastewater

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