Adsorption and diffusion effects on the residence time distribution of submerged biofilters

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 687-695

  Fdz Polanco, F ^a   Garcia P ^a   Villaverde, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Diffusion; Flow pattern; Hydrodynamics; Stimulus response techniques; Submerged filter; Tailing

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DIFFUSION; FLOW PATTERNS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; TAILINGS; TRACERS;

COMPLETELY STIRRED TANK REACTORS; DIFFUSION EFFECTS; DIFFUSION PHENOMENA; PACKING MATERIALS; SERIES MODEL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STIMULUS-RES PONSE TECHNIQUES; SUBMERGED FILTER;

RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION;

BLUE DEXTRAN; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MAGNESIUM TRISILICATE; TRACER;

ADSORPTION; AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; BIOREACTOR; DIFFUSION; FLOW KINETICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; IMMERSION; MODEL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0029746211     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616435     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. nd Ed. John Wiley and Sons.Inc., New York (1978)
2. Shah Y.T., Stiegel G.J. and Sharma M.M., Backmixing in gas-liquid reactors. AICHE Journal., 24 (3), 369-401(1978)
3. Santana G., Contribution à l'étude de l'hydrodynamique des réacteurs biologiques utilisés en traitement des eaux usées. Ph.D.Thesis. INSA. Toulouse. France (1980)
4. Jiménez B.; Noyola A., Capdeville B., Roustan M, and Faup G., Dextran blue colorant as a reliable tracer in submerged filters. Wat.Res., 22, 1253-1257(1988)
5. Riemer M., Kinetics of denitrification in submerged filters. Ph.D.Thesis. Technical University of Denmark. Denmark(1977)
6. Pedersen F.B., Prediction of longitudinal dispersion in natural streams. Ph.D.Thesis. Technical University of Denmark. Denmark(1976)
7. Riemer M, Kristensen H. and Harremoes P., Residence time distribution in submerged biofilters. Wat.Res., 14, 949-958
8. Stevens D., Berthouex P. and Chapman T., The effect of tracer diffusion in biofilm on residence time distribution. Wat.Res., 20, 369-375 (1986)
9. Wiilianson K. and McCarty P.L., Verification studies of the biofilm model for bacterial substrate utilization. J.W.P.C.F., 48, 281-296 (1976)
10. Horak J and Pasec Conception des réacteurs chimiques industriels sur la base des données de laboratoire. Ed. EYROLLES. Paris
11. Grobicki A. and Stuckey D.C., Hydrodynamic characteristics of the anaerobic baffled reactor. Wat.Res., 26, 371-378 (1992)
12. Fdz-Polanco F., Garda P. and Villaverde S., Influence of design and operation parameters on the flow pattern of submerged biofilters. J. Chem. Tech. & Biotechnol., 61,153-158 (1994)