A biofilm model for prediction of pollutant transformation in sewers

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 3187-3198

  Jiang, Feng ^a,b   Leung, Derek Hoi wai ^c   Li, Shiyu ^b   Chen, Guang Hao ^c   Okabe, Satoshi ^d   van Loosdrecht, Mark C M ^e  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^d HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilm model; Heterotrophs, Autotrophs and sulfate reducing bacteria; Model verification and application; Sewer; Spatial concentration profile

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ANOXIC WATER; BACTERIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; POLLUTION; SEWERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; BIO-FILM THICKNESS; BIOFILM MODELS; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE; FLUORESCENT IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MODEL VERIFICATION; SPATIAL CONCENTRATION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

BIOFILMS;

AMMONIA; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITRATE; SULFATE; SULFIDE;

BIOFILM; MODELING; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; SEWER NETWORK; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DENITRIFICATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MODEL; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWER; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; WATER POLLUTANT;

AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CALIBRATION; DRAINAGE, SANITARY; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SULFATES; WATER POLLUTANTS;

EID: 67649236077     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.04.043     Document Type: Article

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