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Investigations into the application of a process for the determination of microbial activity in biofilms
1Karl-Winnacker-Institut der DECHEMA e.V, Frankfurt, Germany.
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
|October 17, 2001
Abstract:
The formation of biofilms in a waste paper medium was studied in a pilot plant by analysing the redox potential in the biofilm. Miniaturised redox electrodes were applied at the reactor wall/biofilm phase boundary. With this measurement set-up, it was possible to demonstrate the effectiveness of biocides and thus to avoid under- and over-doses with these agents. The redox signals measured were correlated with reference methods, such as colony-forming units and dehydrogenase activity.

