Development and calibration of a nitrification PDE model based on experimental data issued from biofilter treating drinking water

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 209-222

  Queinnec, I ^a   Ochoa, J C ^b   Vande Wouwer, A ^c   Paul, E ^b  

^a LAAS CNRS   (France)

^b INSA   (France)

^c FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biofilter; Drinking water; Modelling; Parameter estimation; Two step nitrification

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NITRIFICATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POTABLE WATER;

BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS; BIOFILTER; REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; TWO-STEP NITRIFICATION;

BIOFILTERS;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; BIOFILM; BIOFILTER; BIOFILTRATION; BIOMASS CONVERSION; CALIBRATION; DISINFECTION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NITRIFICATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; FILTRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROBACTER; NITROGEN; NITROSOMONAS EUROPAEA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33744497270     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20794     Document Type: Article

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