Impact of oxygen mass transfer on nitrification reactions in suspended carrier reactor biofilms

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-53

  Gapes, D J ^a,b   Keller, J ^b  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofilm model; Mass transfer; Nitrification; Oxygen transfer; Suspended carrier reactor

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; CIVIL AVIATION; COLLOIDS; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN SENSORS; GELATION; IMPACT RESISTANCE; MASS TRANSFER; NITRIFICATION; NONMETALS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PROCESS CONTROL; REACTION RATES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

BIOFILM MODEL; BIOFILM STRUCTURES; BIOMASS ACTIVITIES; CONTROLLED PROCESSES; DO CONCENTRATIONS; EXTERNAL MASS TRANSFERS; OPERATING LEVELS; OVERALL REACTIONS; OXYGEN DEFICIENCIES; OXYGEN MASS TRANSFERS; OXYGEN TRANSFER; PROCESS PERFORMANCES; REACTOR SYSTEMS; SCR SYSTEMS; SUSPENDED CARRIER REACTOR;

BIOFILTERS;

EID: 58049192925     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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