Biomass concentration in fluidized bed biological reactors

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 936-940

  Nicolella, Cristiano ^a   Di Felice, Renzo ^a   Rovatti, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bed expansion characteristics; Fluidized bed biological reactor; Reactor biomass concentration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; DENSITY; FLUIDIZED BED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; TECHNIQUE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER FLOW;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; SAND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FLUID SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; FLUIDIZED BED EXPANSION; NONLINEAR MINIMIZATION; RICHARDSON AND ZAKI LAW;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS/TREATMENT; FLUIDIZED BEDS; WASTE WATER;

EID: 0031107038     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)80990-6     Document Type: Article

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