The biofilm airlift suspension extension reactor - II: Three-phase hydrodynamics

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 699-711

  Van Benthum, W A J ^a,b   Van Der Lans, R G J M ^a   Van Loosdrecht, M C M ^a   Heijnen, J J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; BASE reactor; Frictional loss coefficient; Three phase hydrodynamic model; Three phase reactor

Indexed keywords

AIRLIFT REACTOR; BIOFILM AIRLIFT SUSPENSION EXTENSION REACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; GAS FLOW; MODEL; NITRIFICATION; REACTOR DESIGN; WATER FLOW;

BIOFILMS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DENITRIFICATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITRIFICATION; POLYSTYRENES; SAND;

BIOFILM AIRLIFT SUSPENSION EXTENSION (BASE) REACTORS; FRICTIONAL LOSS COEFFICIENT;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; BIOFILM; HYDRODYNAMICS; THREE-PHASE FLOW; WASTEWATER;

EID: 0343776180     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(99)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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