Influence of detachment, substrate loading and reactor scale on the formation of biofilms in airlift reactors

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 7-17

  Tijhuis, L ^a,b   Hijman, B ^a   Van Loosdrecht, M C M ^a   Heijnen, J J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Heineken International   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; MODEL; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0029938046     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050641     Document Type: Article

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