The biofilm airlift suspension extension reactor. Part I: Design and two-phase hydrodynamics

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1909-1924

  Van Benthum, W A J ^a,b   Van Den Hoogen, J H A ^a   Van Der Lans, R G J M ^a   Van Loosdrecht, M C M ^a   Heijnen, J J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Frictional loss coefficient; Hydrodynamics; Model; Three phase reactor

Indexed keywords

AIRLIFT REACTOR; BIOFILM AIRLIFT SUSPENSION EXTENSION REACTOR; BIOFILM REACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; MODEL; NITRIFICATION; REACTOR DESIGN; SCALE-UP;

BIOFILMS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DENITRIFICATION; FRICTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; FRICTIONAL LOSS COEFFICIENTS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; BIOFILM; HYDRODYNAMICS; THREE-PHASE FLOW; WASTEWATER;

EID: 0033150468     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00034-2     Document Type: Article

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