Simple prediction of oxygen penetration depth in biofilms for wastewater treatment

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-68

  Hibiya, Kazuaki ^a   Nagai, Jun ^a   Tsuneda, Satoshi ^a   Hirata, Akira ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biofilm density; Biofilm thickness; Fluidized bed reactor; Microelectrode; Nitrification; Organic carbon oxidation; Oxygen penetration ratio

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; DIFFUSION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLUIDIZED BEDS; MICROELECTRODES; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOLUTIONS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM DENSITY; BIOFILM THICKNESS; OXYGEN DISTRIBUTION; OXYGEN PENETRATION;

OXYGEN;

OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DRY WEIGHT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; KINETICS; MICROELECTRODE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 2342492833     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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