Global modeling and simulation of a three-phase fluidized bed bioreactor

Computers and Chemical Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 359-370

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

^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

Dynamic modeling and simulation; Fluidized bed bioreactors; Three phase systems; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DEGRADATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FORECASTING; HYDRODYNAMICS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN; REMOVAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBSTRATES; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGEBRAIC EQUATIONS; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION MODEL NO. 1; ANAEROBIC FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; BIO PARTICLES; BIO-CHEMICALS; BIOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; BIOFILM DETACHMENTS; BIOFILM GROWTHS; BIOFILM SYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; CASE STUDIES; CHEMICAL PROCESSES; COD REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; CPU TIMES; DIFFERENTIAL MASS BALANCE EQUATIONS; DYNAMIC MODELING AND SIMULATION; FLUIDIZATION CHARACTERISTICS; GAS MASSES; GAS SYSTEMS; HETEROGENEOUS MODELS; KEY FEATURES; MODEL EXTENSIONS; MODEL PARAMETERS; MODELING AND SIMULATIONS; MODELING APPROACHES; MOMENTUM BALANCE EQUATIONS; PARTICLE DENSITIES; PHASE COMPONENTS; REACTOR DESIGNS; RESIDENCE TIMES; SIMULATION RESULTS; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATIONS; SUBSTRATE DEGRADATIONS; SUPPORT MATERIALS; SYSTEM PERFORMANCES; THREE PHASIS; THREE-PHASE SYSTEMS;

FLUIDIZATION;

EID: 56949094263     PISSN: 00981354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compchemeng.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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