Application of two anaerobic digestion models to biofilm systems

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-269

  Fuentes, Mauren ^a,b   Scenna, Nicolás J ^a,c   Aguirre, Pío A ^a,d   Mussati, Miguel C ^a,c  

^a El INGAR Instituto de Desarollo y Diseno   (Argentina)

^b Depto de Ciencias Básicas UTN FRSF   (Argentina)

^c CAIMI UTN FRR   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digestion model; Biofilms; Dynamic modeling and simulation; Fluidized bed bioreactor; Three phase system

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZED BEDS;

ANAEROBIC BIOCONVERSION; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION MODEL; DYNAMIC MODELING; FLUIDIZED BED BIOREACTOR;

BIOFILMS;

ACETIC ACID; BIOGAS; FATTY ACID;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND;

EID: 37349042908     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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