Combined effect of substrate concentration and flow velocity on effective diffusivity in biofilms

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 528-538

  Beyenal, Haluk ^a   Lewandowski, Zbigniew ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm modeling; Biofilm structure; Biofilms; Effective diffusivity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FILM GROWTH; GLUCOSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROELECTRODES; SUBSTRATES;

BIOFILM MODELING;

BIOFILMS;

AGAR; FERRICYANIDE; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; FLOW RATE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROELECTRODE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 0034142683     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00147-5     Document Type: Article

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