Identification of mass transfer parameters in three-phase biofilm reactors

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 15-16, 1999, Pages 3143-3152

  Nicolella, C ^a,b   Van Loosdrecht, M C M ^a   Heijnen, J J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm airlift suspension reactor; Dynamic model; Mass transfer coefficient; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; MASS TRANSFER; MODEL;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN;

BIOFILM AIRLIFT SUSPENSION REACTOR; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT;

MASS TRANSFER;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0033167166     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00337-6     Document Type: Article

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