Simulation of competition between two microorganisms in a biofilm reactor based on different growth models

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-72

  Khoyi, Mohammad R ^a   Yaghmaei, Soheila ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Competition; Diffusion; Growth kinetics; Modeling; Substrate inhibition

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM MODELS; BIOFILM REACTORS; DILUTION RATES; SINGLE INHIBITOR SUBSTRATES;

GROWTH KINETICS; MICROORGANISMS; SUBSTRATES;

BIOREACTORS;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM REACTOR; DILUTION; GROWTH; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; THICKNESS;

EID: 11844251344     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2004.10.011     Document Type: Article

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