CFD modelling of transient performance of toluene emissions biodegradation in bubble column

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-50

  Wang, Xue ^a   Wen, Jianping ^a   Jia, Xiaoqiang ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

3D transient CFD model; Bioreactor; Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Toluene; Waste gas treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTOR HYDRODYNAMICS; CFD MODELLING; CFD MODELS; DEVELOPED MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GAS LIQUIDS; GAS STREAMS; HALDANE; HEIGHT-TO-DIAMETER RATIO; INTER-PHASE MASS TRANSFER; KINETIC CONSTANT; MICROBIAL KINETICS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RATE-LIMITING STEPS; SIMULATION RESULT; TRANSIENT PERFORMANCE; WASTE GAS; WASTE GAS TREATMENT; WORKING VOLUME;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; BUBBLE COLUMNS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLUID DYNAMICS; GASES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SIMULATORS; TOLUENE; WASTE TREATMENT;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

OXYGEN; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; KINETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SIMULATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 71549167628     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2009.08.004     Document Type: Article

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