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Effect of granule size on autotrophic nitrogen removal in a granular sludge reactor

E.I.P. Volcke Department of Biosystems Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium; Department of Applied Mathematics, Biometrics and Process Control, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. Picioreanu Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, Netherlands
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B. De Baets Department of Applied Mathematics, Biometrics and Process Control, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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M.C.M. van Loosdrecht Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC Delft, Netherlands
Pages 1271-1280 | Received 06 Nov 2009, Accepted 02 Feb 2010, Published online: 26 Aug 2010

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