Mathematical modeling of wastewater decolorization in a trickle-bed bioreactor

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 512-523

  Skybova T ^a   Pribyl M ^a   Pocedic J ^a   Hasal, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biofilm; Mathematical modeling; Textile dye; Trickle bed reactor; Waste water

Indexed keywords

BATCH REGIMES; BIOMASS GROWTH; BIOREACTOR SYSTEM; DYE DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INDUSTRY WASTES; INITIAL DYE CONCENTRATION; IRPEX LACTEUS; KEY MODELS; LABORATORY SCALE; LIQUID VELOCITIES; MASS BALANCE; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MODEL PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL VALUES; ORGANIC DYE; PROCESS DYNAMICS; TEXTILE DYE; TRICKLE BED REACTOR; TWO-DIMENSIONAL DOMAIN; WHITE ROT FUNGI;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; DEGRADATION; GLUCOSE; LIQUID FILMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RATE CONSTANTS; SEWAGE; STRIPPING (DYES); TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILE PROCESSING; WASTEWATER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

DYE; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOLORIZATION; DEGRADATION; FILTER REACTOR; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; IRPEX LACTEUS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; VELOCITY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; COLOR; COLORING AGENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; KINETICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

FUNGI; IRPEX LACTEUS;

EID: 84857451499     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.08.027     Document Type: Article

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