The effects of biofilm characteristics on the external mass transfer coefficient in a differential fluidized bed biofilm reactor

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-61

  Beyenal, Haluk ^a   Tanyolaç, Abdurrahman ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Differential fluidized bed biofilm reactor (DFBBR); Effectiveness factor; Mass transfer coefficient; Phenol; Pseudomonas putida

Indexed keywords

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 0041414542     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-703X(97)00010-7     Document Type: Article

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