Design of bioreactors

Hydrometallurgy

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 217-231

  Rossi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLE COLUMNS; HYDROMETALLURGY; MACHINE DESIGN; MASS TRANSFER; ROTORS;

BIOHYDROMETALLURGY; PACHUCA TANKS;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 0035253885     PISSN: 0304386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-386X(00)00161-4     Document Type: Article

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