Aerobic phenol biodegradation in an inverse fluidized-bed biofilm reactor

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 40, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 5436-5439

  Kryst, Katerina ^a   Karamanev, Dimitre G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CONTAMINATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PHENOLS;

KINETIC MODELS;

BIODEGRADATION;

PHENOL;

AEROBIC PROCESS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED; PHENOL;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUIDIZED BED; KINETICS; REACTOR; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0035200349     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie010036f     Document Type: Conference Paper

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