Dynamic modeling of partial nitrification in a rotating disk biofilm reactor: Calibration, validation and simulation

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-18

  Huiliñir, César ^a   Romero, Rodrigo ^c   Muñoz, Carlos ^c   Bornhardt, Christian ^c   Roeckel, Marlene ^b   Antileo, Christian ^c  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Modeling; Nitrite accumulation; Partial nitrification; RBC

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE BIOMASS; AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; BATCH MODES; BIOFILM MODELS; BIOFILM REACTORS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; DYNAMIC MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LONG-TERM EXPERIMENTS; MODELING; NITRITE ACCUMULATION; NITRITE-OXIDIZING BACTERIA; NITROGEN LOADS; OPTIMAL OPERATION; OPTIMAL OPERATION CONDITIONS; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PARTIAL NITRIFICATION; PH VALUE; RBC; STATE VARIABLES; STEADY STATE; THEIL INEQUALITY; TWO PARAMETER;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BIOREACTORS; CALIBRATION; DENITRIFICATION; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); NITRATION; NITRIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION; OXIDATION; ROTATING DISKS; ROTATION; WHEELS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN;

AMMONIA; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CALIBRATION; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

NITROSOMONADALES;

EID: 77956267056     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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