Preface |
Acknowledgement |
Nomenclature |
Industrial Biofouling / 1: |
Introduction |
Fluid Flow, Mass and Heat Transfer / 2: |
Fluid Flow / 2.1: |
Mass Transfer / 2.3: |
Heat Transfer / 2.4: |
Concluding Remarks / 2.5: |
Biofilms / 3: |
Microbiology / 3.1: |
Requirements for Microbial Growth / 3.3: |
The Importance of Surfaces / 3.5: |
Adhesion of Microbial Cells to Surfaces / 3.6: |
Interacting Forces / 3.7: |
The Influence of Adsorbed Layers / 3.8: |
The Physical Quality of the Surface / 3.9: |
Industrial Conditions / 3.10: |
The Establishment of Biofilms in Summary / 3.11: |
The Influence of Other Fouling Mechanisms / 3.12: |
Particle/Biofilm Interactions / 3.13: |
The Growth of Biofilms / 3.14: |
Structure and Stability of Biofilms / 3.15: |
Biofouling Modelling / 3.16: |
Biofilms and Corrosion / 3.17: |
The Cost of Biofouling / 3.18: |
Biofouling Control / 3.19: |
Chemical Control / 4.1: |
Physical Methods of Control / 4.3: |
Potential physical techniques for biofouling control / 4.4: |
Combined Use of Physical and Chemical Techniques / 4.5: |
Potential Combined Physical and Chemical Control-concluding Remarks / 4.6: |
Cleaning Off-line / 5: |
Application of Cleaning Technologies / 5.1: |
Concluding Remarks on Off-line Cleaning / 5.3: |
Biofouling Monitoring / 6: |
Off-line Monitoring / 6.1: |
Process Plant Monitoring / 6.3: |
Monitoring in the Laboratory / 6.4: |
Fouling Measurement Techniques / 6.5: |
The Accuracy of Test Data / 6.6: |
Biofilms in Industry / 6.7: |
The Water Industry / 7.1: |
Food Industry / 7.3: |
Paper Manufacture / 7.4: |
Cooling Water / 7.5: |
The problem of Legionella pneumophila / 7.6: |
Index / 8: |
Preface |
Acknowledgement |
Nomenclature |
Industrial Biofouling / 1: |
Introduction |
Fluid Flow, Mass and Heat Transfer / 2: |