The influence of immobilized biomass and particle size on the fluid dynamics of an anaerobic fluidized bed reactor;Influência da imobilização de biomassa e do tamanho da particular na fluidodinâmica de um reator anaeróbio de leito fluidizado

Acta Scientiarum - Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-81

  Freire, Flavio Bentes ^a   Pires, Eduardo Cleto ^b   Freire, José Teixeira ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaerobic fluidized bed reactor; Biomass immobilized on activated carbon; Fluid dynamic; Minimum fluidization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956281669     PISSN: 18062563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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