Effects of initial molecular weight on removal rate of dextran in biofilms

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1795-1804

  Kommedal, Roald ^a   Milferstedt, Kim ^b   Bakke, Rune ^c   Morgenroth, Eberhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Dextran; Diffusion; Half order kinetics; Hydrolysis

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DIFFUSION; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SUBSTRATES;

DEXTRANS; HALF-ORDER KINETICS; RATE COEFFICIENTS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

DEXTRAN; POLYMER;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DIFFUSION; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYSACCHARIDES; SUBSTRATES;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DEGRADATION; POLYMER; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; COLLOID; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DIFFUSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 33646079868     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.02.032     Document Type: Article

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