Comparison and modeling of two biofilm processes applied to decentralized wastewater treatment

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 412-420

  Qiu, Guanglei ^a,b   Xiang, Liancheng ^a   Song, Yonghui ^a,b   Peng, Jianfeng ^a   Zeng, Ping ^a   Yuan, Peng ^a,b  

^a CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological aerated filter; Biological contact oxidation; Decentralized wastewater treatment; Kinetic model

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549115642     PISSN: 16737415     EISSN: 16737520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-009-0141-1     Document Type: Article

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