Multidimensional modeling of biofilm development and fluid dynamics in a hydrogen-based, membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR)

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4739-4751

  Martin, Kelly J ^a   Picioreanu, Cristian ^b   Nerenberg, Robert ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilm model; Denitrification; Hollow fiber membrane reactor; MBfR; Spiral wound

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DENITRIFICATION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; NITRATES; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; BIOFILM MODELS; GEOMETRICAL COMPLEXITY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MBFR; MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTOR; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; SPIRAL WOUND;

BIOFILMS;

DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN; NITRATE;

AUTOTROPHY; BIOFILM; BIOREACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; GROWTH RATE; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANE; NITRATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; MEMBRANE; NITRIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84879017158     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.04.031     Document Type: Article

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