The essential role of filling material in aerobic granular biomass generation in a periodic submerged biofilter

World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 144-155

  Di Iaconi, Claudio ^a   Del Moro, Guido ^a   Lopez, Antonio ^a   Ramadori, Roberto ^b  

^a WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b WATER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerobic granulation; Biomass density; Biomass production; Filling material features; Periodic submerged biofilter; Shear forces

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953615166     PISSN: 17412242     EISSN: 17412234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/WRSTSD.2009.031836     Document Type: Review

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