Particle-based biofilm reactor technology

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 312-320

  Nicolella, C ^a   Van Loosdrecht, Mark C M ^b   Heijnen, Sef J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; REVIEW; SLUDGE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0034237351     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7799(00)01461-X     Document Type: Review

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