Effect of ferrous ion on the biological activity in a UASB reactor: Mathematical modeling and verification

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 853-861

  Vlyssides, Apostolos ^a   Barampouti, Elli Maria ^a   Mai, Sofia ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biological activity; Dynamic model; Ferrous iron; UASB

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC MODELS; IRON COMPOUNDS;

FERROUS IONS; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BLANKET (UASB) REACTOR;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOGAS; FERROUS ION; GLUTAMIC ACID; IRON;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHANOGEN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SIMULATION; SLUDGE; UPFLOW REACTOR; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; IRON; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 33947604397     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.21154     Document Type: Article

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