Chlorine-resistant bacteria (CRB) are commonly defined as bacteria with high resistance to
chlorine disinfection or bacteria which can survive or even regrow in the residual chlorine …

Low pressure membrane (LPM) filtration is a promising technology for drinking water
production, wastewater reclamation as well as pretreatment for seawater desalination …

Large volume of hazardous aprotic polar solvents such as N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF),
N, N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) are released to the …

This work describes the chemical composition of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)
produced by three bacteria (RO1, RO2, and RO3) isolated from a biofouled reverse osmosis …

This study evaluated the anti-biofouling efficacy of capacitor mode and resistor mode in
membrane distillation (MD). Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane coated with carbon …

Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising seawater desalination technology for remote
areas, although it is still limited by membrane fouling. In this study, a lab-scale direct contact …

Chlorine disinfectants have been widely used in the poultry supply chain but this exposure
can also result in the development of bacterial tolerance to chlorine and this is often linked to …

Microplastics (MPs) exposed to the urban coastal seawater could form biofilms, which
facilitate the adsorption and transportation of hazardous contaminants. However, influence …

Aims This study aimed to investigate the physiological responses of two gram‐negative
bacteria (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) and two gram‐positive bacteria …

This study evaluates the performance and cleaning efficiency of Direct Contact Membrane
Distillation (DCMD) by changing its surface energy via thermal actuation. Thermoresponsive …