Modeling of liquid pollutant biodegradation process in a fluidized bed reactor with biofilm

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-173

  de Souza, Selene M A Guelli Ulson ^a   Brandão, Heloisa de Lima ^a   Ulson de Souza, Antônio Augusto ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Denitrification; Fluidized bed bioreactor; Mass transfer; Volume averaging method

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; IMPURITIES; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FLUIDIZED BED BIOREACTORS; HYPOTHESIS; VOLUME AVERAGING METHOD;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

EID: 40849102740     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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