Mixing and segregation in water fluidised-bed bioreactors

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2392-2396

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluidised bed bioreactors; Solid mixing and segregation

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZED BEDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); WATER;

SOLID MIXING;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MIXING;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031239786     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00079-1     Document Type: Article

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