Speciation and chemical interactions in nitrifying biofilms. II: Sensitivity analysis

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 878-884

  Flora, Edna M C V ^a,b,c   Suidan, Makram T ^a   Flora, Joseph R V ^a   Kim, Byung J ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b University of South Carolina   (United States)

^c U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; MONOD KINETICS; NITRIFICATION; PH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; IONS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN; PH; PHASE EQUILIBRIA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS SPECIATION; BUFFER CAPACITY; CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM; ELECTRONEUTRALITY; NITRIFYING BIOFILMS; PH DEPENDENT MONOD KINETICS; STEADY STATE MODELS;

BIOFILMS;

BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER; NITRIFICATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032715942     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1999)125:9(878)     Document Type: Article

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