Microbial activity catalyzes oxygen transfer in membrane-aerated nitritating biofilm reactors

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 446, Issue , 2013, Pages 465-471

  Pellicer Nàcher, Carles ^a   Domingo Félez, Carlos ^a   Lackner, Susanne ^b   Smets, Barth F ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aeration; Mass transfer; Membrane aerated biofilm reactor; Microsensor; Model; Nitritation

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL IMPLEMENTATION; LIQUID BOUNDARY LAYERS; MASS TRANSFER RESISTANCES; MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM REACTORS (MABR); NITRITATION; OXYGEN MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN TRANSFER EFFICIENCY; SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS;

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; ESTIMATION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MICROELECTRODES; MICROSENSORS; MODEL STRUCTURES; MODELS; PHASE INTERFACES; REACTOR OPERATION; WATER AERATION;

OXYGEN;

AMMONIA; OXYGEN; WATER;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM REACTOR; BIOMASS; BOUNDARY LAYER; CATALYSIS; ENERGY; LIQUID; MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM REACTOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROELECTRODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR OPERATION;

EID: 84883160888     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.06.063     Document Type: Article

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