Substrate counterdiffusion and reaction in membrane-attached biofilms: Mathematical analysis of rate limiting mechanisms

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1385-1398

  Nicolella, Cristiano ^a   Pavasant, Prasert ^a   Livingston, Andrew G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Countercurrent diffusion; Mass transfer; Membrane bioreactor; Model

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MODEL; OXYGEN; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION MECHANISM;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; EXTRACTION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; SUBSTRATES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

COUNTERCURRENT DIFFUSION; MEMBRANE-ATTACHED BIOFILMS;

BIOFILMS;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; COUNTERCURRENT FLOW; DIFFUSION; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE;

EID: 0034056557     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00417-0     Document Type: Article

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