Mass transfer and kinetic studies under no cell growth conditions in nitrification using alginate gel immobilized Nitrosomonas

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 1251-1262

  Benyahia, F ^a   Polomarkaki, R ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airlift bioreactor; Diffusion reaction; Immobilized cells; Mass transfer; Nitrification; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE GEL; DISCREPANCY; IMMOBILIZED CELLS; NITROSOMONAS CELLS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOMASS; GELS; MASS TRANSFER; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CELLS;

NITROSOMONAS;

EID: 9644269158     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2004.05.011     Document Type: Article

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