Population dynamics and biofilm composition in a new three-phase circulating bed reactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 149-158

  Lazarova, Valentina ^a   Bellahcen, Danièle ^a   Rybacki, Danièle ^a   Rittmann, Bruce ^b   Manem, Jacques ^a  

^a Lyonnaise des Eaux   (France)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofilm activity; Biofilm composition; Circulating bed reactor; Kinetics; Nitrification; Population dynamics; Respirometry; Ribosomal RNA probes; Secondary treatment; Tertiary treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GROWTH KINETICS; NITRIFICATION; REACTION KINETICS; RNA;

BACTERIAL POPULATIONS; CIRCULATING BED REACTORS; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BIOFILMS;

RIBOSOME RNA;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; THREE-PHASE FLOW;

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; COLORIMETRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITRIFICATION; NITROSOMONAS; NONHUMAN; PYROLYSIS; RNA PROBE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031861044     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00097-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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