Examination of a submerged biofilter for denitrification of an industrial waste water by measurement of residence time distribution

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 7, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 369-375

  Somitsch, Walter ^a   Steiner, Josef ^b   Robra, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b Dynamit Nobel Wien GesmbH ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Industrial waste water; Residence time distribution

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTER; DENITRIFICATION; FLOW; KINETIC MODEL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031925802     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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