Dynamical modelling of an anaerobic digestion fluidized bed reactor

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 285-292

  Bonnet, Benjamin ^a   Dochain, Denis ^a   Steyer, Jean Philippe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Dynamical modelling; Fluidized bed reactor

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICAL MODELLING; FLUIDIZED BED BIOFILM REACTOR (FBBR);

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOFILM; CONFERENCE PAPER; FLUIDIZED BED; HYDRODYNAMICS; REACTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0030723023     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00485-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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