Three-dimensional numerical study on the correlation of spatial structure, hydrodynamic conditions, and mass transfer and conversion in biofilms

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 24, 2000, Pages 6209-6222

  Eberl, H J ^a,b   Picioreanu, C ^b   Heijnen, J J ^b   Van Loosdrecht, M C M ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFUSION; HEAT CONVECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

SHERWOOD NUMBER;

BIOFILMS;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOFILM; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOFILM; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 0034351961     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(00)00169-X     Document Type: Article

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