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Novel Materials for Biofilm Reactors and their Characterization

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We acknowledge the financial support from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB926).

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  1. Department of Physics and Research Center OPTIMAS, University of Kaiserslautern, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    C. Müller-Renno, N. Davoudi & Ch. Ziegler

  2. Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, University of Kaiserslautern, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    S. Buhl & S. Ripperger

  3. Institute of Manufacturing Engineering and Production Management, University of Kaiserslautern, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    J. C. Aurich

  4. Institute of Bioprocess Engineering, University of Kaiserslautern, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany

    R. Ulber & K. Muffler

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Müller-Renno, C. et al. (2013). Novel Materials for Biofilm Reactors and their Characterization. In: Muffler, K., Ulber, R. (eds) Productive Biofilms. Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, vol 146. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/10_2013_264

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