Abstract
A direct method for measuring adenosine-triphosphate (ATP) in seawater was developed recently, in which commercial reagents are added directly to seawater. However, calibration is required if seawater quality changes (such as changes in salinity, pH, Mg, Fe) as the seawater matrix interferes with ATP measurement. In this research, a 0.1 μm filtration process is introduced to eliminate such interferences. In addition, a filter rinsing step with sterilized artificial seawater is proposed to eliminate interference of free ATP. The ATP-filtration method is fast (
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Desalination |
Volume | 453 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 6 2018 |
Bibliographical note
KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01Acknowledgements: We thank Loreen O. Villacorte for his contribution in this research. Also thanks to David Grasso for helping obtain access and collecting samples from the full-scale seawater desalination plant. Special thanks are due to Sophie Boettger, Almohanad Abusultan, Chidiebere Nnebuo and Maud Salvaresi for their assistance in the preliminary work of this research.