The use of a mild biocide to reduce biofouling in paper and pulp production processes

The paper focuses on biofilm development in paper and pulp mills. A carbamate-based biocide was used to modify the surface properties of the microbial cells in order to promote their attachment to the cellulose fibres and to preventing the bacteria from developing biofilms on the equipment. About 75...

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Main Author: Pereira, Maria Olívia (author)
Other Authors: Vieira, M. J. (author), Beleza, V. M. (author), Melo, L. F. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 1998
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/4526
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/4526