Measuring and modeling the oxygen profile in a nitrifying Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 227, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Mašić, Alma ^a,b   Bengtsson, Jessica ^c   Christensson, Magnus ^d  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ALFA LAVAL   (Denmark)

^d AnoxKaldnes AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biofilm model; MBBR; Microelectrode; Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor; Nitrifying biofilms; Oxygen profile

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; MASS TRANSFER; MICROELECTRODES; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFILM MODELS; MBBR; MOVING BED BIOFILM REACTORS; NITRIFYING BIOFILMS; OXYGEN PROFILES;

BIOFILMS;

OXYGEN;

BIOFILM; BOUNDARY CONDITION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MICROELECTRODE; NITRIFYING BACTERIUM; PREDICTION; SIMULATION; THICKNESS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77955272642     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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