Performance of rotating perforated tubes biofilm reactor in biological wastewater treatment

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 464-471

  Kargi, Fikret ^a   Eker, Serkan ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Rotating perforated tubes (RPT); Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; WASTEWATER;

BIOFILM REACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM REACTOR; EMPIRICISM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOXICOKINETICS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0037416758     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0229(02)00323-X     Document Type: Article

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