{"id":19,"date":"2016-01-20T11:59:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T16:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2019-11-27T10:34:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T15:34:24","slug":"anaerobic-membrane-bioreactors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/research\/anaerobic-membrane-bioreactors\/","title":{"rendered":"Fouling in Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2016\/01\/saeptfe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-258 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2016\/01\/saeptfe-300x102.png\" alt=\"saeptfe\" width=\"371\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2016\/01\/saeptfe-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2016\/01\/saeptfe-105x36.png 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2016\/01\/saeptfe-210x71.png 210w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2016\/01\/saeptfe-317x108.png 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2016\/01\/saeptfe-634x216.png 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2016\/01\/saeptfe-423x144.png 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/howelllab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2016\/01\/saeptfe.png 808w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,371px\" \/><\/a><strong>Membrane biofouling<\/strong> is a problem that affects nearly all applications that require the separate of water from biological components. In our group, we are working to mitigate this problem through the immobilization of liquid layers onto membranes, in an effort to reduce bacterial adhesion and pore blockage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reated Publications: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/317420992_Passive_Flux_Recovery_in_Protein-Fouled_Liquid-Gated_Membranes\">Overton J, Weigang A, Howell C* (2017) Passive flux recovery in protein-fouled liquid-gated membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 539, 257-262. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Group members working on this project:<\/strong> Dan Regan, Danika Evangelista, Liza White<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Membrane biofouling is a problem that affects nearly all applications that require the separate of water from biological components. In our group, we are working to mitigate this problem through the immobilization of liquid layers onto membranes, in an effort to reduce bacterial adhesion and pore blockage. 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