A new post-treatment system for anaerobic effluents containing a high Ca2+ content

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2002, Pages 1981-1986

  Vogelaar, Jaap C T ^a   Van der Wal, Floris ^a   Lettinga, Gatze ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Anaerobic effluent; Ca2+; Granular sludge; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036901524     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021106629833     Document Type: Article

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