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A study of substrate removal in a microbial film reactor
Includes bibliographical references.
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| author | Harris, Nicholas Paul |
| author2 | Hansford, Geoffrey Spearing |
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| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12311 A study of substrate removal in a microbial film reactor Harris, Nicholas Paul Hansford, Geoffrey Spearing Engineering Includes bibliographical references. A mathematical model is formulated describing the mechanism of substrate removal by a microbial slime over which a film of liquid, containing the substrate as dissolved biodegradable material, is flowing. It is assumed that a lack of either organic carbon, oxygen, or both simultaneously, can limit the overall rate of the process. Basic chemical engineering principles of interfacial mass transfer, diffusion and biochemical reaction are used in the formulation of the model and the resulting set of equations is solved by digitial computer using typical kinetic parameters taken from the literature. Predictions of whether organic carbon, oxygen, or both simultaneously, limit the process, the substrate removal rate, and the active depth of the biofilm are made. Data were obtained in support of the model by measuring substrate removals on a vertically mounted experimental biofilm reactor over a range of hydraulic and organic loadings typical of industrial-scale operation. 2015-01-27T09:32:38Z 2015-01-27T09:32:38Z 1975 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12311 eng application/pdf Department of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Engineering Harris, Nicholas Paul A study of substrate removal in a microbial film reactor |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | A study of substrate removal in a microbial film reactor |
| title_full | A study of substrate removal in a microbial film reactor |
| title_fullStr | A study of substrate removal in a microbial film reactor |
| title_full_unstemmed | A study of substrate removal in a microbial film reactor |
| title_short | A study of substrate removal in a microbial film reactor |
| title_sort | study of substrate removal in a microbial film reactor |
| topic | Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12311 |
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