Application of inverse fluidization in wastewater treatment: From laboratory to full-scale bioreactors

Environmental Progress

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 194-196

  Karamanev, D G ^a   Nikotov, L N ^b  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS;

INTRABIOFILM DIFFUSION; INVERSE FLUIDIZED BED BIOFILM REACTOR (IFBBR);

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030247162     PISSN: 02784491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.670150319     Document Type: Article

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