Abrasion of suspended biofilm pellets in airlift reactors: Importance of shape, structure, and particle concentrations

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 88-99

  Gjaltema, A ^a   Vinke, J L ^a   Van Loosdrecht, M C M ^a   Heijnen, J J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

abrasion; airlift reactor; biofilm structure; collisions; detachment; hydrodynamics

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRODYNAMICS;

ABRASION; AIRLIFT REACTORS; COLLISIONS; DETACHMENT; SUSPENDED BIOFILM PELLETS;

BIOFILMS;

ABRASION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031553521     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19970105)53:1<88::AID-BIT12>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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