Biomass loss from an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1253-1257

  Shieh, Wen K ^a   Hsu, Yen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Biomass loss; Fluidized bed; Gas effervescence

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BACTERIA; BIOMASS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GROWTH KINETICS; METABOLISM; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POROUS MATERIALS; REACTOR STARTUP; SUBSTRATES;

ANAEROBIC FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; BIOGAS PRODUCTION; BIOMASS LOSS; GAS EFFERVESCENCE; MECHANICAL ATTRITION;

BIOREACTORS;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BIOMASS LOSS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; REACTORS;

EID: 0029676597     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00285-5     Document Type: Article

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