Modeling of a hollow fibermembrane biofilm reactor for nitric oxide removal: Model development and experimental validation

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 423-428

  Kumar, Amit ^a,b   Ergas, Sarina J ^c   Yuan, Xin ^a   Fitch, Mark ^d   Min, Kyung Nan ^e   Dewulf, Jo ^b   Van Langenhove, Herman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c University of South Florida   (United States)

^d University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^e Jones Edmunds and Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological air pollution control; Diffusion reaction model; Hollow fiber membrane biofilm reactor; Nitric oxide; Nitrification

Indexed keywords

BIO-FILM THICKNESS; BIODEGRADABLE COMPOUNDS; BIOFILM DENSITY; BIOFILM REACTORS; COMBUSTION GAS; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; DIFFUSION-REACTION MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; GAS FLOWRATE; GAS RESIDENCE; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTOR; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; LARGE SURFACE AREA; LUMEN VOLUME; MEMBRANE PORES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MICROPOROUS; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MONOD KINETIC; NITRIFYING POPULATION; NO REMOVAL; NUMERIC MODELS; REACTION MODEL; RECIRCULATION VELOCITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SPECIFIC GROWTH RATE; WASTE GAS;

AIR QUALITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; DIFFUSION; FIBERS; GASES; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; POLLUTION INDUCED CORROSION; POPULATION STATISTICS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; REMOVAL; SMOKE; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

NITRIC OXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM REACTOR; COMBUSTION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; GAS MIXING; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THICKNESS;

EID: 77349093331     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2341     Document Type: Article

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