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Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering
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Evaluation of hydraulic characteristics of a pilot-scale air-lift internal-loop bioreactor

Ghulam AbbasDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China;Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan
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Lan WangDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Hongtao ZhangDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Ping ZhengDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Wei LiDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Meng ZhangDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Bibi Saima ZebDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Jiqiang ZhangDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Pages 332-339 | Received 25 Jun 2014, Published online: 16 Jan 2015

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