Oxygen diffusion in active layer of aerobic granule with step change in surrounding oxygen levels

Water Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 884-892

  Chiu, Z C ^a   Chen, M Y ^a   Lee, D J ^a   Wang, C H ^b   Lai, J Y ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acetate; Aerobic granule; CLSM; Diffusivity; Oxygen; Phenol

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACETATES; AEROBIC GRANULES; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE (CLSM); DIFFUSIVITY;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; PHENOL;

BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; PHENOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACETATE; ACTIVE LAYER; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSIVITY; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MODELING; OXIDATION; PHENOL; POLYMER; SURFACE LAYER; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; GRANULE CELL; MICROELECTRODE; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; OXYGEN ELECTRODE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; STEADY STATE;

EID: 33846398089     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2006.11.035     Document Type: Article

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