Dynamic simulation of benzene vapor treatment by a two-phase partitioning bioscrubber. Part I: Model development, parameter estimation, and parametric sensitivity

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-249

  Nielsen, David R ^a   Daugulis, Andrew J ^a   McLellan, P James ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Bioremediation; Bioscrubber; Modeling; Multiphase bioreactors; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTORS; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BIOSCRUBBERS; MULTIPHASE BIOREACTORS; PARAMETRIC SENSITIVITY;

BENZENE;

BENZENE; HEXADECANE; OXYGEN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ABSORPTION; ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MISCIBILITY; NONHUMAN; PARAMETRIC TEST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRUBBER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; VAPOR;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS;

EID: 34548357071     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.02.026     Document Type: Article

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