Effect of equilibrium models in the simulation of heavy metal biosorption in single and two-stage UF/MF membrane reactor systems

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-35

  Pagnanelli, F ^a   Beolchini, F ^b   Di Biase, A ^b   Veglio F ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biosorption; Freundlich; Heavy metal; Langmuir; Membrane reactor; Redlich Peterson

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAVY METALS; ISOTHERMS; MICROFILTRATION; SORPTION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

BIOSORPTION;

BIOREACTORS;

HEAVY METAL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; BIOSORPTION; DEGRADATION; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FLOW KINETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; ISOTHERM; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROFILTRATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOLID STATE; ULTRAFILTRATION;

SPHAEROTILUS NATANS;

EID: 0038626305     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-703X(02)00179-1     Document Type: Article

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