Mathematical modeling and simulation of hexane degradation in fungal and bacterial biofilters: Effective diffusivity and partition aspects

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1919-1925

  Arriaga, Sonia ^a,b   Revah, Sergio ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE PROCESOS Y TECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO POTOSINO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y TECNOLÓGICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biofiltration; Fungi; Hexane; Modeling

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BIO-FILM THICKNESS; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; CONTINUOUS MODE; EFFECTIVE DIFFUSIVITIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIRST ORDER KINETICS; FIRST-ORDER; FUNGAL BIOFILTER; INTRINSIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC CONSTANT; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND SIMULATION; MODEL ESTIMATES; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PERFORMANCE PREDICTION; REACTION MODEL; SCALING-UP;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTRATION; DEGRADATION; FUNGI; HEXANE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RATE CONSTANTS; SIMULATORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILTERS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFILTRATION; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIFFUSIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGICIDE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; KINETIC ENERGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 72949088895     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L09-090     Document Type: Article

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