Biodegradation of high strength phenolic wastewater in a modified external loop inversed fluidized bed airlift bioreactor (EIFBAB)

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1246-1250

  Aye, Thin Thin ^a   Loh, Kai Chee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Batch and continuous operation; Cell immobilization; EIFBAB; Phenol biodegradation; Shock loading

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PHENOLS; WASTEWATER;

MIXED TANK REACTORS; PHENOL TREATABILITY RANGE;

BIODEGRADATION;

PHENOL DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION; PHENOL; WASTEWATER;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; FLUIDIZED BED; RECYCLING; VOLUMETRY; WASTE WATER;

EID: 2942684876     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450810614     Document Type: Article

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