Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substanc
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Herzberg, Moshe; Kang, Seoktae; Elimelech, Menachem
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Article
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2009
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American Chemical Society
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English
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This study elucidates the mechanisms by which extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) impact permeate water flux and salt rejection during biofouling of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. RO fouling experiments were conducted with Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1, EPS extracted from PAO1 biofilms, and dead