Dynamic simulation of benzene vapor treatment by a two-phase partitioning bioscrubber. Part II: Model calibration, validation, and predictions

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 250-261

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

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofiltration; Bioremediation; Bioscrubber; Modelling; Multiphase bioreactors

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSTS; BIODEGRADATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROORGANISMS; OPTIMIZATION; VAPORS; VOLUME FRACTION;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOSCRUBBERS; MULTIPHASE BIOREACTORS; ORGANIC PHASE;

BENZENE;

BENZENE; HEXADECANE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CALIBRATION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; EMPIRICISM; GAS WASTE; GROWTH RATE; KINETICS; MISCIBILITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRUBBER; SIMULATION; SOLUBILITY; STEADY STATE; VALIDATION STUDY; VAPOR;

ACHROMOBACTER XYLOSOXIDANS;

EID: 34548361893     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.02.027     Document Type: Article

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