Internal and external mass transfer in biofilms grown at various flow velocities

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-61

  Beyenal, Haluk ^a   Lewandowski, Zbigniew ^a  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUTRIENTS;

DIFFUSION; FILM GROWTH; MASS TRANSFER; MICROBIOLOGY; RATE CONSTANTS; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; VELOCITY;

BIOFILMS;

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOREACTORS; CULTURE MEDIA; DIFFUSION; MICROELECTRODES; OXYGEN; RHEOLOGY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMECHANICS; BIOREACTOR; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIFFUSION; FLOW KINETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROELECTRODE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

EID: 0036007989     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp010129s     Document Type: Article

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