biofilm control monitoring Articles

BioSense a Biofilm Monitor and Controller

Abstract Biofilms (slime) can form on virtually every nonshedding surface, in a nonsterile aqueous environment i.e. anywhere where a water source is present; such as cooling/heating systems, swimming areas and in drinking water purification. These Biofilms can cause a myriad of problems including; harbouring harmful bacteria such as Legionella, inducing corrosion, and reducing ...

Feb. 20, 2014

By Sensara, SL

Learning to Live With Biofilm: The Challenge of an Effective Biofilm Control Program

The organism always wins. This is the challenge of biofilm control. Microbial biofouling and its root cause, biofilm, cannot be totally prevented, at least for a practical length of time in industrial settings. We have many approaches to keep it at bay but it will always be with us. In industrial water treatment, our goal is to keep biofouling ...

Apr. 26, 2016

By AMSA, Inc.

Biofilm control strategies in industrial processing waters

Bacterial biofilms cause a number of serious problems for industrial fluid processing operations. Mechanical blockages, impedance of heat transfer processes and microbially induced corrosion result in billions of dollars of losses each year. In engineered systems, such as cooling water systems, food processing, and other industrial applications possible risk to public health and product spoilage ...

Jan. 6, 2011

By MIOX Corporation - Johnson Matthey`s Water Technologies

Online biofilm monitoring by HydroBio® Advance in an open cooling water system

Download our new case study (CS 134) and learn how HydroBio® Advance optimized the biocide programme and improves the full plant efficiency through: Control of microbiological status with online biofilm monitoring. Optimization of the biocide treatment. Successful deposit control and so clean system. ...

Dec. 28, 2017

By Kurita

Q&A on Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) with Fluence

Uriel Klar, Business Analyst at Fluence Corporation, explains the MABR technology and its applications. Please describe the MABR technology Membrane Aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) is a biological wastewater treatment process that utilizes passive aeration through oxygen-permeable membranes. The MABR aeration process is the most efficient oxygen delivery ...

Mar. 5, 2019

By Fluence Corporation

Influence of the shear stress and salinity on Anammox biofilms formation: Modelling results

Anammox biomass has a relatively long duplication time and low yield. This is an advantage because the production of surplus sludge is reduced; however it also implies that the process must be operated in reactors with very good sludge retention. Some of the systems used to improve biomass retention are based on biofilm reactors; therefore, the objective of this work was to study the ability of ...

Oct. 30, 2014

By IWA Publishing

Anammox moving bed biofilm reactor pilot at the 26th Ward wastewater treatment plants in Brooklyn, New York: start-up, biofilm population diversity and performance optimization

New York City Environmental Protection in conjunction with City College of New York assessed the application of the anammox process in the reject water treatment using a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) located at the 26th Ward wastewater treatment plant, in Brooklyn, NY. The single-stage nitritation/anammox MBBR was seeded with activated sludge and consequently was enriched with its own ...

Nov. 17, 2014

By IWA Publishing

Hydroxyl-Radical Odor Control

In-Pipe now offers the IPTC(OH-), a hydroxyl radical based odor control option for Lift Stations and WWTP headworks that requires no chemicals, needs only a small footprint and uses minimal electrical power. The IPTC(OH-) chemical free scrubber system connects to the existing lift station vent to oxidize hydrogen sulfide outside of the lift station environment in order to scrub odors before ...

Mar. 30, 2016

By In-Pipe Technology Company, Inc.

Effects of pipe materials on biofouling under controlled hydrodynamic conditions

Experiments were carried out to investigate pipe material impacts on biofouling, at high effluent concentration levels and under controlled hydrodynamic conditions. Two velocities (0.4 and 0.8 m s−1) were used to monitor biofilm growth on polyethylene (PE) and polyvinylchloride (PVC) pipe walls, respectively. These conditions were established based on wastewater irrigation practices. A ...

Sep. 1, 2015

By IWA Publishing

A Practical Solution for Real Time Organic Monitoring

Monitoring organics continuously provides instantaneous water quality data that is vital for several of the most common water and wastewater treatment applications. Online organic water quality testing ensures that immediate action can be taken to establish proper treatment. real-time organic monitoring is invaluable for optimizing and controlling coagulant dosing; monitoring ...

Aug. 24, 2016

By Real Tech Inc.

Preventative control of legionella through real-time bioburden testing

Abstract: Of the 485,000 annual cases of pneumonia-like sickness in the USA, approximately 15% are attributed to Legionnaire’s Disease. This typically results in health care costs of over $600 million (1, 2, 3). For the most part, these incidents can be prevented through effective monitoring and treatment. Since Legionella thrive within microbial biofilms and ...

Aug. 27, 2012

By LuminUltra Technologies Ltd.

Extended CSO control storage: what could possibly go wrong?

The Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT), is one of the main components of the London Tideway Improvements Programme, designed to capture combined sewer overflows (CSOs) which currently discharge untreated combined sewage into the tidal river Thames. CSO discharges would be stored in the tunnel until there is capacity at Beckton sewage treatment works (STW), to accept, for treatment, pumped sewage from ...

Dec. 31, 2017

By IWA Publishing

Monitoring accumulation sediment characteristics in full scale sewer physical model with urban wastewater

A series of experiments were carried out with real wastewater in a pilot flume located at A Coruña wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) (Spain). A full scale model was developed to test a circular (300 mm inner diameter) and an equivalent area egg-shaped plastic pipe under controlled experimental conditions (pipe slope 2–5‰, averaged discharge Q = 4 L/s). Velocity profiles and sediment ...

Mar. 23, 2017

By IWA Publishing

The Economic Argument for Flushing Optimization, and How ATP Monitoring Can Help

As a way of controlling fouling in water distribution lines, utilities often conduct system-wide flushing cycles to clear lines of sediment, biofilm, and other accumulated material to maintain good water quality for customers. This can be done on an annual basis or as dictated by water technicians if more frequent flushing is needed. Take the city of Parker, Colorado (Population = 46,363) as an ...

Nov. 7, 2012

By LuminUltra Technologies Ltd.

SCORe-CT: a new method for testing effectiveness of sulfide-control chemicals used in sewer systems

A new method for testing the effectiveness of chemical products for sulfide control in sewers is reported. The method, called SCORe-CT (Sewer Corrosion and Odour Research – Chemical Testing), consists of two specially designed laboratory-scale systems that mimic sulfide production in real rising main sewers, and a multi-phase and multi-facet testing protocol. The monitoring tools/methods include ...

Nov. 30, 2011

By IWA Publishing

BM Respirometry applied to a novel control strategy of nitrification in a wastewater biological treatment

In wastewater treatment plants, the biological nitrogen removal (BNR) has acquired critical importance, which makes that in the majority of the cases the overall process control largely depends on the control of this treatment. The normal aerobic process of nitrification is performed by specific aerobic living microorganisms and a lack of information on their bioactivity may be cause of confusion ...

Apr. 5, 2016

By SURCIS, S.L.

A Refinery saves 25% on biocide dosage by using HydroBio advance - Case Study

Real time determination and monitoring of biofilm in cooling systems 1. Keywords HydroBio Advance, Cooling system, Biofilm, Biocide consumption 2. Background This case study shows how the application of the HydroBio Advance is used to evaluate the real biocide demand of a cooling system in the petrochemical industry. Independent of ...

May 4, 2014

By Kurita

A Refinery saves 25% on biocide dosage by using HydroBio Advance

Real time determination and monitoring of biofilm in cooling systems 1. KEYWORDS HydroBio® Advance, Cooling system, Biofilm, Biocide consumption 2. BACKGROUND This case study shows how the application of the HydroBio® Advance is used to evaluate the real biocide demand of a cooling system in the petrochemical industry. ...

Jun. 30, 2015

By Kurita

Chlorine requirement for biologically stable drinking water after nanofiltration

There is considerable interest in minimizing the chlorine residual in Japan's tap water because of increasing consumer complaints about the chlorinous odor of drinking water. However, minimization of the chlorine residual requires stricter control of biodegradable organics in finished water to ensure biological stability during water distribution. In this context, we investigated the ...

Jun. 11, 2014

By IWA Publishing

An alternative cooling tower disinfectant: On-site generated mixed oxidants

Favorable temperatures (80-110°F) and availability of nutrients make cooling tower systems ideal places for microbial growth. Accumulation of biofilm impedes proper heat transfer and secretes metabolic products that contribute to microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC). The films also may propagate and release disease-causing bacteria. Control of microbial growth is traditionally ...

Aug. 31, 2006

By MIOX Corporation - Johnson Matthey`s Water Technologies

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