Model for a solid-liquid airlift two-phase partitioning bioscrubber for the treatment of BTEX

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-184

  Littlejohns, Jennifer V ^a   McAuley, Kim B ^a   Daugulis, Andrew J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airlift; Biodegradation; BTEX; Modelling; Two phase partitioning bioreactor; VOC

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BIOSCRUBBERS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; DYNAMIC LOADINGS; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; ESTIMABILITY; ESTIMATED PARAMETER; GAS FLOWRATE; GAS STREAMS; GASPHASE; LIMITING CONDITION; LOW ENERGIES; MASS BALANCE; MODEL OUTPUTS; MODEL PARAMETERS; O-XYLENE; OPERATING CONDITION; PHASE PARTITIONING; POLYMER PHASIS; SILICONE RUBBER; SOLID-LIQUID; TANKS-IN-SERIES; TANKS-IN-SERIES MODEL; TWO PHASE PARTITIONING BIOREACTOR;

AERODYNAMICS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BENZENE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILTRATION; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; ETHYLBENZENE; FLOW OF GASES; GASES; LIQUIDS; LOADING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROBIOLOGY; SILICONES; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; ORTHO XYLENE; OXYGEN; POLYMER; RUBBER; SILICONE; TOLUENE;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; AIRLIFT SOLID LIQUID TWO PHASE PARTITIONING BIOREACTOR; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; GAS WASTE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHASE TRANSITION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEADY STATE; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 75149171063     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2280     Document Type: Article

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