Movement of solids in biofilms: Significance of liquid phase transport

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 321-328

  Reichert, Peter ^a   Wanner, Oskar ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Attachment; Biofilm; Detachment; Mathematical modeling; Particle transport; Solids retention time

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FLICKERING; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

SOFTWARE PACKAGE AQUASIM;

BIOFILMS;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL GROWTH; SOLID; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030762798     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00339-9     Document Type: Article

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