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Xin-Hua Wang1, Mu-He Diao, Ying Yang

  • 1Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, 27 Shanda Nanlu, Jinan 250100, China.

Bioresource Technology
|February 15, 2012
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Applying a static magnetic field significantly speeds up the formation of aerobic nitrifying granules. This method reduces granulation time from 41 to 25 days by promoting iron accumulation and enhancing microbial activity.

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