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Title: Mitigation of biofouling using coatings. Quarterly progress report No. 2. [Coatings for Ge diagnostic plates in flow cells]

Abstract

Progress is reported in research designed to evaluate benefits associated with control of the surface energetic properties of materials used in heat exchangers; and to identify preferred ranges of these surface conditions that minimize deposits of biological fouling known to deteriorate heat exchange efficiencies in seawater, brackish water and freshwater systems. The technical approach employed uses special diagnostic plates in novel flow cells where fluid flow conditions can be well-controlled, modifying the surface chemistry and surface energy of the plates with very thin coatings and examining the earliest events of biofouling caused by macromolecules and microbial organisms. An aquarium system described previously was equilibrated and some initial exposure experiments were carried out. Six silane compounds were used to coat germanium plates for coating viability experiments.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Calspan Corp., Buffalo, NY (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6580125
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/10766-2
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-80ER10766
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 13 HYDRO ENERGY; 20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; BIOLOGICAL FOULING; CONTROL; HEAT EXCHANGERS; SILANES; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; ADSORPTION; ALGAE; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BACTERIA; DEPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUID FLOW; FRESH WATER; GERMANIUM; HEAT TRANSFER; PLATES; SEAWATER; SHEAR; SURFACE COATING; SURFACE ENERGY; DATA; ELEMENTS; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FOULING; FREE ENERGY; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; INFORMATION; METALS; MICROORGANISMS; NUMERICAL DATA; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PLANTS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SORPTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WATER; 520200* - Environment, Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989); 130600 - Hydro Energy- Environmental Aspects; 200200 - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Waste Management

Citation Formats

Meyer, A E, King, R W, and Ziegler, R C. Mitigation of biofouling using coatings. Quarterly progress report No. 2. [Coatings for Ge diagnostic plates in flow cells]. United States: N. p., 1981. Web. doi:10.2172/6580125.
Meyer, A E, King, R W, & Ziegler, R C. Mitigation of biofouling using coatings. Quarterly progress report No. 2. [Coatings for Ge diagnostic plates in flow cells]. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6580125
Meyer, A E, King, R W, and Ziegler, R C. 1981. "Mitigation of biofouling using coatings. Quarterly progress report No. 2. [Coatings for Ge diagnostic plates in flow cells]". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/6580125. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6580125.
@article{osti_6580125,
title = {Mitigation of biofouling using coatings. Quarterly progress report No. 2. [Coatings for Ge diagnostic plates in flow cells]},
author = {Meyer, A E and King, R W and Ziegler, R C},
abstractNote = {Progress is reported in research designed to evaluate benefits associated with control of the surface energetic properties of materials used in heat exchangers; and to identify preferred ranges of these surface conditions that minimize deposits of biological fouling known to deteriorate heat exchange efficiencies in seawater, brackish water and freshwater systems. The technical approach employed uses special diagnostic plates in novel flow cells where fluid flow conditions can be well-controlled, modifying the surface chemistry and surface energy of the plates with very thin coatings and examining the earliest events of biofouling caused by macromolecules and microbial organisms. An aquarium system described previously was equilibrated and some initial exposure experiments were carried out. Six silane compounds were used to coat germanium plates for coating viability experiments.},
doi = {10.2172/6580125},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6580125}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 EST 1981},
month = {Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 EST 1981}
}