Mass transfer phenomena in biofilm systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 357-360

  Wasche S ^a   Horn, H ^b   Hempel, D C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b FH Magdeburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm model; Biofilm structure; Concentration layer; Mass transfer; Microelectrodes

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROELECTRODES; MICROORGANISMS; OXYGEN; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

BIOFILM STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION LAYER;

BIOFILMS;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CONFERENCE PAPER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROELECTRODE; SIMULATION; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 18344409033     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2000.0466     Document Type: Conference Paper

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