Design optimization of a self-cleaning moving-bed bioreactor for seawater denitrification

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 249-258

  Dupla, Marianne ^a   Comeau, Yves ^a   Parent, Serge ^b   Villemur, Richard ^c   Jolicoeur, Mario ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Biodome de Montreal   (Canada)

^c INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Hydrodynamics; Moving bed bioreactor; Packed bed carrier; Sea water aquariums

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; DENITRIFICATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; SEAWATER;

MOVING-BED BIOREACTOR; PACKED-BED CARRIER; SEA WATER AQUARIUMS;

BIOREACTORS;

FRESH WATER; SEA WATER;

AQUARIUM; BIOREACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; DENSITY; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 29644439698     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.10.029     Document Type: Article

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