Enhanced Biocide Treatments with D-amino Acid Mixtures against a Biofilm Consortium from a Water Cooling Tower
Different species of microbes form mixed-culture biofilms in cooling water systems.They cause microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) and biofouling, leading to increased operational and maintenance costs.In this work, two D-amino acid mixtures were found to enhance two non-oxidizing biocides [tetrakis hydroxymethyl phosphonium sulfate Single