Denitrification kinetics in a rotating disk biofilm reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-235

  Boaventura, Rui A R ^a   Rodrigues, Alírio E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biofilm reactors; Denitrification; Kinetics; Rotating disk reactor

Indexed keywords

KINETIC THEORY; REACTOR; WASTE WATER;

BIOREACTORS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DIFFUSION; ENZYME KINETICS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER;

DENITRIFICATION KINETICS; ROTATING DISK BIOFILM REACTOR;

NITRIFICATION;

EID: 0030609289     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-8947(97)00019-3     Document Type: Article

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