Modeling and experiments on the influence of biofilm size and mass transfer in a fluidized bed reactor for anaerobic digestion

Water Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 657-668

  Buffière, Pierre ^a   Steyer, J P ^a   Fonade, C ^b   Moletta, R ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b INSA   (France)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion; Biofilm composition; Biofilm size; Fluidized bed stratification; Multi species biofilm model

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CARBON; COMPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FERMENTATION; GLUCOSE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; METHANE; REACTION KINETICS;

BIOFILM SIZE; FLUIDIZED BED STRATIFICATION;

FLUIDIZED BEDS;

ACETIC ACID; GLUCOSE; METHANE; PROPIONIC ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; FERMENTATION; FLUIDIZED BED; KINETICS; METHANOGENESIS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344193607     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(97)00261-3     Document Type: Article

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