Parameter estimation for biofilm processes in biological water treatment

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 456-464

  Zhang, Shulin ^a   Huck, Peter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assimilable organic carbon AOC; Biodegradation; Drinking water parameters; Kinetic parameters; Parameter estimation; Steady state biofilm model

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REACTION KINETICS;

ASSIMILABLE ORGANIC CARBON; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT; ERROR IN VARIABLES MODEL; GLASS BEADS; JACKKNIFE TECHNIQUE; KINETIC PARAMETERS;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; DRINKING WATER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030088137     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00162-X     Document Type: Article

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