A correlation for the mass transfer coefficients during the biodegradation of phenolic effluents in a packed bed reactor

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 103-110

  Murugesan, T ^a   Sheeja, R Y ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

BOD; COD; Degradation; Effluents; Mass transfer coefficient; P. pictorum

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CORRELATION METHODS; EFFLUENTS; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; MASS TRANSFER; MICROORGANISMS; STRAIN;

BED REACTORS; CLEAVAGE; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLID (TDS); TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLID (TSS);

BIODEGRADATION;

GADUS MORHUA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PICTORUM;

EID: 13844281567     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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