The mechanism of nutrients dissolved out of a synthetic composite bead filter material in a biofilter

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 223-230

  Chan, Wu Chung ^a   Lin, Zong Yi ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Composite bead; Mass transport process; Nutrient; Poly(vinyl alcohol)

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; POTASSIUM NITRATE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIFFUSION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

POTATO VIRUS A;

EID: 3242892146     PISSN: 16157591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-004-0355-3     Document Type: Article

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