Aerobic treatment of wastewaters in the inverse fluidised bed biofilm reactor

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-205

  Sokół, Włodzimierz ^a   Korpal, Wojciech ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Aerobic wastewater treatment; Biological wastewater treatment; Inverse fluidised bed biofilm reactor; Low density biomass support; Three phase fluidised bed biological reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PH EFFECTS; POLYPROPYLENES;

AEROBIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT; BIOLOGICAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; INVERSE FLUIDIZED BED BIOFILM REACTORS; LOW DENSITY BIOMASS SUPPORT; THREE-PHASE FLUIDIZED BED BIOLOGICAL REACTORS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; PH EFFECTS; POLYPROPYLENES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33646128974     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2005.11.013     Document Type: Article

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