Physico-chemical and biological treatment of olive mill wastewater by rotating biological contactor (RBC) reactors

Iranian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 47-53

  Alemzadeh, Iran ^a   Nazemi, Alireza ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biological treatment; COD; O diphenols; OMW; RBC; Total poly phenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047142217     PISSN: 10219986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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