Reverse osmosis (RO) membrane technology is one of the most important technologies for
water treatment. However, membrane fouling is an inevitable issue. Membrane fouling leads …

Biofilm formation is initiated by adhesion of individual bacteria to a surface. However,
surface adhesion alone is not sufficient to form the complex community architecture of a …

Reverse osmosis membranes are becoming increasingly popular for water purification
applications that require high salt rejection such as brackish and seawater desalination …

Metal oxides can increase the adhesion of negatively-charged bacteria to surfaces primarily
due to their positive charge. However, the hydrophobicity of a metal-oxide surface can also …

A growing body of experimental evidence suggests that the deposition behavior of microbial
particles (eg, bacteria and viruses) is inconsistent with the classical colloid filtration theory …

The mechanisms and causes of deviation from the classical colloid filtration theory (CFT) in
the presence of repulsive Derjaguin− Landau− Verwey− Overbeek (DLVO) interactions were …

The adhesion of a well-characterized Escherichia coli bacterial strain to quartz sediment
grains in the presence of repulsive electrostatic interactions is systematically examined. An …

An understanding of the transport and survival of microbial pathogens (pathogens hereafter)
in agricultural settings is needed to assess the risk of pathogen contamination to water and …

Filtration theory does not include the potential influence of pore structure on colloid removal
by straining. Conversely, previous research on straining has not considered the possible …

Pathogens present in animal fecal deposits excreted to land undergo a poorly defined
process of dispersion, transport or attenuation, and inactivation. The transport of pathogens …