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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1998
Wayne H. Dickinson, Olive Branch, MS (US);
Thomas E. McNeel, Memphis, TN (US);
Richard A. Clark, Collierville, TN (US);
E. Van Haute, Ghent, BE;
Buckman Laboratories International, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Abstract
A biofouling monitor is described which has a column having an inlet and an outlet; a microorganism nutrient feed line located upstream of the inlet; and a first pressure sensor located upstream of the inlet for measuring flow pressure and a second pressure system located downstream of the outlet for measuring flow pressure. Also described is a biofouling monitor which further has a recirculation system and optionally inert packing material located in the column. A method to monitor or detect biofouling ahead of time in an aqueous system is further described.