Mathematical modeling of the biodegradation of residual hydrocarbon in a variably-saturated sand column

Biodegradation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 153-163

  Geng, Xiaolong ^a,b   Boufadel, Michel C ^a   Wrenn, Brian ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ANSHAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Mathematical model; Multiple Monod kinetics; Parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL SEAWATER; BIODEGRADATION KINETICS; ESTIMATED PARAMETER; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; HEPTADECANE; INFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; INTERFACIAL AREAS; MODEL SIMULATION; MODEL USE; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRATE-N; OBSERVED DATA; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESIDUAL HYDROCARBONS; RESIDUAL MASS; SAND COLUMNS; UNSATURATED FLOWS; YIELD COEFFICIENT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; EXPERIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRIENTS; OXYGEN; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEAWATER;

BIODEGRADATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBON; OXYGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROCARBON; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REACTION KINETICS; SEAWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; METABOLISM; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCARBONS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXYGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84874560434     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-012-9566-5     Document Type: Article

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