Sensitivity analysis of a biofilm model describing mixed growth of nitrite oxidisers in a CSTR

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 313-320

  Kornaros, M ^a   Dokianakis, S N ^a,b   Lyberatos, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Kinetics; Modelling; Nitrification; Nitrite oxidizers; Wall attachment

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); KINETIC THEORY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AUTOTROPHIC AEROBIC NITRIFIERS; NITRITE OXIDIZERS; WALL ATTACHMENT;

BIOFILMS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRITE;

BIOFILMS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); KINETIC THEORY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; NITRIFICATION; NITRITE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL KINETICS; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT; REACTOR DESIGN; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

AEROBIOSIS; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; BRADYRHIZOBIACEAE; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33746531157     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.436     Document Type: Conference Paper

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