Toluene removal in membrane bioreactors under recirculating and non-recirculating liquid conditions

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 259-269

  England, Ellen ^a   Fitch, Mark W ^b   Mormile, Melanie ^b   Roberts, Michael ^a  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 30344454691     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-005-0014-7     Document Type: Article

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