Modelling of biofilm reactors for degradation of water pollutants

International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  León Becerril, Elizabeth ^a   Maya Yescas, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Convective flow; Diffusion reaction; Mathematical modelling; Velocity profiles

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; POLYMER MATRIX;

DIFFUSION-REACTION; FLOW SYSTEMS; VELOCITY PROFILES; WATER POLLUTANTS;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 34548657272     PISSN: 21945748     EISSN: 15426580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1542-6580.1489     Document Type: Article

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