Assessing microbial competition in a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) using multidimensional modeling

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1843-1853

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

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilm model; Denitrification; Detachment; Hollow fiber membrane reactor; MBfR

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANES;

BIOFILM MODELS; DENITRIFYING BACTERIA (DNB); DETACHMENT; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MBFR; MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTOR; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA;

BIOFILMS;

HYDROGEN; NITRATE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM REACTOR; DENITRIFICATION; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; ELECTRON; MEMBRANE BIOFILM REACTOR; METHANOGENIC BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84937734792     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.25607     Document Type: Article

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