The importance of surface properties in the selection of supports for nitrification in airlift bioreactors

Bioprocess Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 143-147

  Teixeira, P ^a   Oliveira, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CELL SURFACE; NITRIFICATION; NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031825778     PISSN: 0178515X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004490050495     Document Type: Article

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