Wastewater treatment with biofilms: Estimation of biokinetic parameters using a segmented column

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 84-88

  Samb, Falilou M ^a   Deront, Marc ^a   Adler, Nevenka ^a   Péringer, Paul ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biokinetic parameters; Industrial wastewater; Mass transfer; Segmented column

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CLAY; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

BIOKINETIC PARAMETERS; CLAY PELLETS; SEGMENTED COLUMNS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM; CLAY; MASS TRANSFER; WASTE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CLAY; KINETICS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0031963797     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4660(199801)71:1<84::AID-JCTB794>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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