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The Journal of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Research
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Enzymatic cleaning of biofouled thin-film composite reverse osmosis (RO) membrane operated in a biofilm membrane reactor

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Pages 153-167 | Received 16 May 2013, Accepted 03 Oct 2013, Published online: 11 Dec 2013

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