A new device to select microcarriers for biomass immobilization: Application to an anaerobic consortium

Water Environment Research

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-217

  Alves, M Madalena ^a   Pereira, M Alcina ^a   Novais, J Maggiolly ^c   Polanco, F Fdz ^b   Mota, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fluidized bed reactor; Biomass immobilization; Methanogenic activity; Microcarriers

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CLAY; FLUIDIZED BEDS; GLASS; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANAEROBIC CONSORTIUM; ANAEROBIC FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; BIOMASS IMMOBILIZATION; FOAM GLASS; METHANOGENIC ACTIVITY; MICROCARRIERS; POZZOLANA; RETENTION CAPACITY; SEPIOLITE;

BIOMASS;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DEVICE; FLUIDIZED BED; IMMOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033103615     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143098x121824     Document Type: Article

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