Modeling of degradation of solutions containing nitrogen and carbon compounds in aerated submerged fixed-film (asff) bioreactors

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-124

  Al Haddad, A A ^a   Ettouney, H M ^a   Abu Irhayem, T M ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Aerated submerged fixed film bioreactors; Biodegradation of carbon and nitrogen compounds; Monod kinetic model; Variable order kinetic model; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC THEORY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; REACTION RATES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARBON AND NITROGEN; FIXED FILM; HYDRAULIC LOADING; KINETIC MODELING; MONOD KINETIC MODEL; NITROGEN REMOVAL RATES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; CARBON; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; SUCROSE;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; KINETICS; MODEL; REACTION TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029880458     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616368     Document Type: Article

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