Modeling Cr(VI) reduction and phenol degradation in a coculture biofilm reactor

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1495-1506

  Nkhalambayausi Chirwa, Evans M ^a   Wang, Yi Tin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Biofilm; Degradation; Phenol; Reactors

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHROMIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PHENOLS; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS;

COCULTURE BIOFILM REACTOR; PHENOL DEGRADATION; TRANSIENT STATE MODEL;

BIOREACTORS;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTOR; CHROMIUM; PHENOL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 27644537726     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2005)131:11(1495)     Document Type: Article

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