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The effectiveness of biomass hold-up and packing surface in trickling filters
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In this article, the experimental performance characteristics of a filter bed containing 2 in. Biopac are assessed in terms of the overall rate of BOD removal by biomass films, liquid phase mass transfer and wetted area.About:
This article is published in Water Research.The article was published on 1978-01-01. It has received 12 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Wetted area & Biomass.read more
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Model of steady-state-biofilm kinetics
TL;DR: The model, developed for steady-state-biofilm kinetics with a single substrate, couples the flux of substrate into a biofilm to the mass (or thickness) of biofilm that would exist at steady- state for a given bulk substrate concentration.
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Biologically active surfaces: Processes governing the formation and persistence of biofilms
TL;DR: Current research concerning the physical, chemical, and biological processes governing biofilm formation and peristence is reviewed and potential research directions in the areas of physical, biological, and genetic control of biofilm processes are presented.
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Mathematical simulation of a biofilm process.
Larry Benefield,Fred J. Molz +1 more
TL;DR: A mathematical model has been developed for a fixed‐film biological process that describes bulk liquid transport, diffusional transport of oxygen and organics across a stagnant film, and biochemical reactions by the individual cells within the biofilm.
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Substrate removal in long sewer lines
Adem Özer,Ersin Kasirga +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the treatment potential of sewers in the presence of sufficient oxygen and showed an empirical relationship between respiration rate, substrate utilization rate and biodegradable organic matter concentrations.
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Evaluation of the Performances of Random Plastic Media in Aerobic Trickling Filters
TL;DR: The mechanisms of this type of reactor are not yet fully understood as discussed by the authors, and most of the models proposed in the literature are totally or partially empirical and rather far from the actual complexity of the phenomena.
References
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Microbial floes and flocculation in fermentation process engineering
B. Atkinson,I. S. Daoud +1 more
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Sloughing of microbial film in trickling filters
John A. Howell,B. Atkinson +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a well established model for microbial film growth in trickling filters has been used to study the influence of sloughing on the performance characteristics of traning filters under conditions of constant input.
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Slime Holdup, Influent BOD, and Mass Transfer in Trickling Filters
Bernard Atkinson,John A. Howell +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the performance of a trickling filter is described in terms of the kinetics of microbial growth, the slime holdup, the properties of the packing material, and the mass transfer characteristics of the liquid flow.
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