BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-06-10DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2363241
Sergio García, David Boullosa-Falces, David S Sanz, Alfredo Trueba, Miguel Angel Gomez-Solaetxe
{"title":"Artificial-intelligence-model to optimize biocide dosing in seawater-cooled industrial process applications considering environmental, technical, energetic, and economic aspects.","authors":"Sergio García, David Boullosa-Falces, David S Sanz, Alfredo Trueba, Miguel Angel Gomez-Solaetxe","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2363241","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2363241","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research introduces an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based model designed to concurrently optimize energy supply management, biocide dosing, and maintenance scheduling for heat exchangers. This optimization considers energetic, technical, economic, and environmental considerations. The impact of biofilm on heat exchangers is assessed, revealing a 41% reduction in thermal efficiency and a 113% increase in flow frictional resistance of the fluid compared to the initial state. Consequently, the pump's power consumption, required to maintain hydraulic conditions, rises by 9%. The newly developed AI model detects the point at which the heat exchanger's performance begins to decline due to accumulating dirt, marking day 44 of experimentation as the threshold to commence the antifouling biocide dosing. Leveraging this AI model to monitor heat exchanger efficiency represents an innovative approach to optimizing antifouling biocide dosing and reduce the environmental impact stemming from industrial plants.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":" ","pages":"366-376"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141295451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-06-05DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2357308
Huihai Wan, Guoqing Wang, Tiansui Zhang, Zixuan Xu, Hongfang Liu
{"title":"Bacterial adhesion and corrosion behavior of different pure metals induced by sulfate reducing bacteria.","authors":"Huihai Wan, Guoqing Wang, Tiansui Zhang, Zixuan Xu, Hongfang Liu","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2357308","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2357308","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The corrosion behaviors of four pure metals (Fe, Ni, Mo and Cr) in the presence of sulfate reducing bacteria (SRB) were investigated in enriched artificial seawater (EASW) after 14-day incubation. Metal Fe and metal Ni experienced weight losses of 1.96 mg cm<sup>-2</sup> and 1.26 mg cm<sup>-2</sup>, respectively. In contrast, metal Mo and metal Cr exhibited minimal weight losses, with values of only 0.05 mg cm<sup>-2</sup> and 0.03 mg cm<sup>-2</sup>, respectively. In comparison to Mo (2.2 × 10<sup>6</sup> cells cm<sup>-2</sup>) or Cr (1.4 × 10<sup>6</sup> cells cm<sup>-2</sup>) surface, the sessile cell counts on Fe (4.0 × 10<sup>7</sup> cells cm<sup>-2</sup>) or Ni (3.1 × 10<sup>7</sup> cells cm<sup>-2</sup>) surface was higher.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":" ","pages":"333-347"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141247270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-06-05DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2358913
Sadaf Torabi, Sayed Ali Hassanzadeh-Tabrizi
{"title":"Effective antibacterial agents in modern wound dressings: a review.","authors":"Sadaf Torabi, Sayed Ali Hassanzadeh-Tabrizi","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2358913","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2358913","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Wound infections are a significant concern in healthcare, leading to long healing times. Traditional approaches for managing wound infections rely heavily on systemic antibiotics, which are associated with the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Therefore, the development of alternative antibacterial materials for wound care has gained considerable attention. In today's world, new generations of wound dressing are commonly used to heal wounds. These new dressings keep the wound and the area around it moist to improve wound healing. However, this moist environment can also foster an environment that is favorable for the growth of bacteria. Excessive antibiotic use poses a significant threat to human health and causes bacterial resistance, so new-generation wound dressings must be designed and developed to reduce the risk of infection. Wound dressings using antimicrobial compounds minimize wound bacterial colonization, making them the best way to avoid open wound infection. We aim to provide readers with a comprehensive understanding of the latest advancements in antibacterial materials for wound management.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":" ","pages":"305-332"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141247277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-05-01Epub Date: 2024-06-05DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2357309
Vania Septa Anggraeni, Hoong Chern Lee, Pei Sean Goh, Putu Doddy Sutrisna, Eric Wei Chiang Chan, Chen Wai Wong
{"title":"Biodegradable ultrafiltration membrane enhanced with anti-biofouling agent from <i>Anacardium occidentale</i> extract.","authors":"Vania Septa Anggraeni, Hoong Chern Lee, Pei Sean Goh, Putu Doddy Sutrisna, Eric Wei Chiang Chan, Chen Wai Wong","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2357309","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2357309","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our research focuses on developing environmentally friendly biodegradable ultrafiltration (UF) membranes for small-scale water purification in areas lacking infrastructure or during emergencies. To address biofouling challenges without resorting to harmful chemicals, we incorporate bio-based extracts, such as methyl gallate from <i>A. occidentale</i> leaves, a Malaysian ulam herb, known for its quorum sensing inhibition (QSI) properties. The methyl gallate enriched extract was purified by solvent partitioning and integrated into cellulose-based UF membranes (0 to 7.5% w w<sup>-1</sup>) through phase inversion technique. The resulting membranes exhibited enhanced anti-organic fouling and anti-biofouling properties, with flux recovery ratio (FRR) of 87.84 ± 2.00% against bovine serum albumin and FRRs of 76.67 ± 1.89% and 69.57 ± 1.77% against <i>E. coli</i> and <i>S. aureus</i>, respectively. The CA/MG-5 membrane showed a 224% improvement in pure water flux (PWF) compared to the neat CA membrane. Our innovative approach significantly improves PWF, presenting an environmentally friendly method for biofouling prevention in UF membrane applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":" ","pages":"348-365"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141247273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-04-19DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2339438
Phumlile P. Mamba, Titus A. M. Msagati, Bhekie B. Mamba, Machawe M. Motsa, Thabo T. I. Nkambule
{"title":"The removal of pathogenic bacteria and dissolved organic matter from freshwater using microporous membranes: insights into biofilm formation and fouling reversibility","authors":"Phumlile P. Mamba, Titus A. M. Msagati, Bhekie B. Mamba, Machawe M. Motsa, Thabo T. I. Nkambule","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2339438","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2024.2339438","url":null,"abstract":"Pathogenic bacteria in drinking-water pose a health risk to consumers, as they compromise the quality of portable water. Chemical disinfection of water containing dissolved organic matter (DOM) cau...","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140630434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-04-07DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2338106
Ayşegül Akkoyunlu, Görkem Dülger
{"title":"Exploring the antibiofilm effects on Escherichia coli biofilm associated with colon cancer and anticancer activities on HCT116 cell line of bee products","authors":"Ayşegül Akkoyunlu, Görkem Dülger","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2338106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2024.2338106","url":null,"abstract":"The association between dysbiotic microbiota biofilm and colon cancer has recently begun to attract attention. In the study, the apitherapeutic effects of bee products (honey, bee venom, royal jell...","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140581522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization of organic fouling on thermal bubble-driven micro-pumps.","authors":"Brandon Hayes, Cillian Murphy, Janeth Marquez Rubio, Daimean Solis, Kaushik Jayaram, Robert MacCurdy","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2353034","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2353034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thermal bubble-driven micro-pumps are an upcoming micro-actuator technology that can be directly integrated into micro/mesofluidic channels, have no moving parts, and leverage existing mass production fabrication approaches. These micro-pumps consist of a high-power micro-resistor that boils fluid in microseconds to create a high-pressure vapor bubble which performs mechanical work. As such, these micro-pumps hold great promise for micro/mesofluidic systems such as lab-on-a-chip technologies. However, to date, no current work has studied the interaction of these micro-pumps with biofluids such as blood and protein-rich fluids. In this study, the effects of organic fouling due to egg albumin and bovine whole blood are characterized using stroboscopic high-speed imaging and a custom deep learning neural network based on transfer learning of RESNET-18. It was found that the growth of a fouling film inhibited vapor bubble formation. A new metric to quantify the extent of fouling was proposed using the decrease in vapor bubble area as a function of the number of micro-pump firing events. Fouling due to egg albumin and bovine whole blood was found to significantly degrade pump performance as well as the lifetime of thermal bubble-driven micro-pumps to less than 10<sup>4</sup> firings, which may necessitate the use of protective thin film coatings to prevent the buildup of a fouling layer.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":" ","pages":"290-304"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141086686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Small sea with high traffic - what is the biofouling potential of commercial ships in the Baltic Sea.","authors":"Joanna Hegele-Drywa, Monika Normant-Saremba, Dagmara Wójcik-Fudalewska","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2353025","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2353025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the Baltic Sea being one of the most intensive shipping regions in the world the potential magnitude of the biofouled hulls in this region is unknown. This study estimated the biofouling load to Baltic Sea Region (BSR) based on the wetted surface area (WSA) method with regard to country, ship type and donor bioregion. WSA flux reached 656 km<sup>2</sup>, of which 86% was associated with ships operating inside and 14% was WSA flux brought by ships from outside of the Baltic Sea. Most of the WSA was transported to Swedish, Finnish and Danish ports as well. The highest WSA flux was assigned to roll-on/roll-off, passenger and general cargo ships. The high biofouling potential in BSR indicates a potential high risk to the environment and, therefore there is an urgent need for appropriate guidelines to be introduced into daily use by the commercial shipping community.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":" ","pages":"280-289"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140921097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-03-07DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2321964
Jennifer Rose, Shinho Chung, Zia Ul Islam, Bushra Azhar, Heekyong Oh
{"title":"Optimum quorum quenching bacteria concentration in the better-quality cell entrapping beads to control biofouling in membrane bioreactor.","authors":"Jennifer Rose, Shinho Chung, Zia Ul Islam, Bushra Azhar, Heekyong Oh","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2321964","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2321964","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Quorum quenching (QQ) by cell entrapping beads (CEBs) is known to inhibit biofouling by its biological and physical cleaning effect. Although there are better QQ media reported, due to the ease of fabrication of QQ-CEBs, this study focused on improving the quality of CEBs by comparing two distinct bead-making methods - polyvinyl alcohol-alginate (PVA-alginate) and phase inversion - and on finding the optimum concentration of QQ bacteria in the CEBs. The evaluation of PVA-alginate bead showed better uniformity, and higher mechanical and chemical strength in comparison with the phase inversion bead. Through the operations of two control membrane bioreactors (MBRs) (no bead, vacant bead) and four QQ-MBRs with different <i>Rhodococcus</i> sp. BH4 concentrations (2.5-15 mg cell ml<sup>-1</sup>) in PVA-alginate CEBs, the maximum QQ effect was observed by 5 mg ml<sup>-1</sup> BH4 concentration beads. This implies that an optimum cell concentration of QQ-CEBs is crucial to economically improve MBR performance using QQ.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":" ","pages":"153-164"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140048705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
BiofoulingPub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-03-08DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2024.2326067
Tamsin Dobson, Anna Yunnie, Dimitrios Kaloudis, Nicolas Larossa, Harry Coules
{"title":"Biofouling and corrosion rate of welded Nickel Aluminium Bronze in natural and simulated seawater.","authors":"Tamsin Dobson, Anna Yunnie, Dimitrios Kaloudis, Nicolas Larossa, Harry Coules","doi":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2326067","DOIUrl":"10.1080/08927014.2024.2326067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Updated understanding on the effect of biofouling on corrosion rate is needed to protect marine structures as climate change is altering seawater physiochemistry and biofouling organism distribution. Multi-disciplinary techniques can improve understanding of biofouling development and associated corrosion rates on metals immersed in natural seawater (NSW). In this study, the development of biofouling and corrosion on welded Nickel Aluminium Bronze (NAB) was investigated through long-term immersion tests in NSW, simulated seawater (SSW) and air. Biofouling was affected by geographic location within the marina and influenced corrosion extent. The corrosion rate of NAB was accelerated in the initial months of exposure in NSW (1.27 mm.yr<sup>-1</sup>) and then settled to 0.11 mm.yr<sup>-1</sup> (annual average). This was significantly higher than the 0.06 mm.yr<sup>-1</sup> corrosion rate measured in SSW, which matched published rates. The results suggest that corrosion rates for cast NAB should be revised to take account of biofouling and updated seawater physiochemistry.</p>","PeriodicalId":8898,"journal":{"name":"Biofouling","volume":" ","pages":"193-208"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140058618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}