Mass transfer analysis of a membrane aerated reactor

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 159-167

  Rishell, S ^a   Casey, E ^a   Glennon, B ^a   Hamer, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Mass transfer; Membrane aerated reactors; Oxygen transfer

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHANE; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PARTIAL PRESSURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

METHANE; OXYGEN; SILICON;

AERATION; ARTICLE; GAS; LIQUID; MASS ACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE REACTOR; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION;

EID: 2342650842     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2003.08.005     Document Type: Article

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