Modeling of an aerobic biofilm reactor with double-limiting substrate kinetics: Bifurcational and dynamical analysis

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1599-1613

  Olivieri, Giuseppe ^a   Russo, Maria Elena ^a   Marzocchella, Antonio ^a   Salatino, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Biofilm; Bioreactors; Model; Stability

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM DETACHMENT; BIOFILM GROWTH; BIOFILM REACTORS; CARBON SOURCE; CONCENTRATION PROFILES; DILUTION RATE; DYNAMICAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMICAL BEHAVIORS; GAS LIQUIDS; GAS-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER; IMMOBILIZED CELLS; KEY FEATURE; LIQUID PHASE; LOCAL DYNAMICS; MULTIPLICITY OF STEADY STATE; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OXYGEN LEVELS; OXYGEN LIMITATION; OXYGEN STARVATION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; OXYGEN UPTAKE; SADDLE NODE BIFURCATION; SATURATION LEVELS; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATIONS; SUBSTRATE DIFFUSION; SUBSTRATE KINETICS; TRANSCRITICAL;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FUNCTIONS; LIQUEFIED GASES; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; OXYGEN; PHENOLS;

BIOFILMS;

OXYGEN;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREACTOR; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AEROBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; CULTURE MEDIA; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXYGEN;

EID: 82955203813     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: 15206033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.690     Document Type: Article

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