Modelling of biological Cr(VI) removal in draw-fill reactors using microorganisms in suspended and attached growth systems

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 623-636

  Tekerlekopoulou, Athanasia G ^a   Tsiflikiotou, Maria ^a   Akritidou, Lydia ^a   Viennas, Anastasios ^a   Tsiamis, George ^a   Pavlou, Stavros ^b,c   Bourtzis, Kostas ^a   Vayenas, Dimitris V ^a,b  

^a University of Western Greece   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Attached growth; Biological removal; Draw fill; Hexavalent chromium; Modelling; Suspended growth

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; GROWTH KINETICS; PACKED BEDS; SUGAR INDUSTRY;

ATTACHED GROWTH; BIOLOGICAL REMOVAL; BIOREDUCTIONS; DRAW-FILL; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; MIXED CULTURES; MODELING; PACKED BED REACTOR; SUSPENDED GROWTH;

BATCH REACTORS;

CHROMIUM; SUGAR;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROWTH MODELING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INHIBITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SUBSTRATE; SUGAR; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ACHROMOBACTER; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CITROBACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FUNGAL STRAIN; GROWTH INHIBITION; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; INHIBITION KINETICS; KINETICS; KLEBSIELLA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PACKED BED REACTOR; PICHIA JADINII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ACHROMOBACTER SP.; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER; KERSTERSIA; KLEBSIELLA SP.; PICHIA JADINII; RAOULTELLA; SALMONELLA SP.;

EID: 84871519146     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.10.034     Document Type: Article

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