The effect of a support material on the nitrification rate in biofilm reactors

Environment Protection Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 45-61

  Kowalski, Eligiusz ^a   Mazierski, Jerzy ^a   Suschka, J A N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; BIOFILM REACTORS; BULK LIQUID; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CARBONACEOUS SUPPORTS; CONSTANT RATE; DISPERSION MODELS; FIXED BIOFILM; INERT SUPPORT; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; NITRIFICATION PROCESS; NITRIFICATION RATES; PH VALUE; REACTORS IN SERIES; SUPPORT MATERIALS; SUPPORT MEDIA;

ALKALINITY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLUTION; LIQUIDS; MARBLE; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PACKED BEDS; PH EFFECTS;

MATERIALS;

EID: 77954613251     PISSN: 03248828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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