Biodegradation of BTEX compounds in a biofilm reactor-Modeling and simulation

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 131-139

  Mello, Josiane Maria Muneron de ^a   de Lima Brandão, Heloisa ^a   de Souza, Antônio Augusto Ulson ^a   da Silva, Adriano ^b   de Souza, Selene Maria de Arruda Guelli Ulson ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO JOÃO DEL REI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

biodegradation; biofilm; BTEX; Finite Volume Method; simulation

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION PROCESS; BIOFILM REACTORS; BTEX; BTEX COMPOUNDS; COMPUTATIONAL ALGORITHM; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DISCRETIZATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIXED BED BIOFILM REACTORS; LIQUID PHASE; MICHAELIS-MENTEN KINETIC; MODELING AND SIMULATION; NUMERICAL METHODOLOGIES; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; O-XYLENE; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS; SINGLE-DIFFERENTIAL; STATIONARY BEHAVIOR; TOXIC COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ETHYLBENZENE; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; MICROBIOLOGY; REACTION KINETICS; SIMULATORS; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ALGORITHM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; BTEX; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EFFLUENT; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; REACTION KINETICS; TOXIC MATERIAL;

EID: 72249095214     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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