Hydrodynamics and mass transfer in a novel multi-airlifting membrane bioreactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1941-1949

  Xu, Zhe ^a   Yu, Jian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Airlifter; Bioreactors; Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Multiphase reactors

Indexed keywords

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; STAINLESS STEEL;

AIRLIFTER; MULTIPHASE REACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; STAINLESS STEEL;

EID: 40849140693     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2007.12.026     Document Type: Article

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