A fundamental analysis of continuous flow bioreactor models governed by Contois kinetics. II. Reactor cascades

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 149, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 406-416

  Nelson, M I ^a   Holder, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioreactors; Contois kinetics; Mathematical modelling; Nonlinear dynamics; Reaction engineering; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); GROWTH KINETICS; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION KINETICS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; BIODEGRADABLE ORGANIC MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOREACTOR MODELS; CONTAMINATED WASTEWATERS; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; CONTOIS KINETICS; EFFICIENT TREATMENTS; EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATERS; LIMITING CASE; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; RATE-DETERMINING STEPS; REACTION ENGINEERING; RESIDENCE TIME; STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS; STEADY-STATES; TOTAL RESIDENCE TIME; WASTE MATERIALS;

EFFLUENTS;

EID: 63149104681     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2009.01.028     Document Type: Article

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