Effect of reactor configuration and microbial characteristics on biofilm reactors for oil sands process-affected water treatment

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-81

  Choi, Jeongdong ^a   Hwang, Geelsu ^a   Gamal El Din, Mohamed ^a   Liu, Yang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Bioreactor; Microbial community; Oil sands process affected water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893840873     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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