Criteria establishing biofilm-kinetic types

Makram T. Suidan; Bruce E. Rittmann; Ulrich K. Traegner

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Criteria establishing biofilm-kinetic types

Makram T. Suidan, Bruce E. Rittmann, Ulrich K. Traegner

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Abstract

A graphical procedure for assessing the nature of substrate penetration within a biofilm is developed. This procedure, which is based on a measure of the effectiveness of substrate utilization by biofilm microorganisms, is used to determine when simple analytical solutions of biofilm models can be used accurately. These analytical solutions correspond to extreme values of bulk substrate concentration and cases where the biofilm is fully penetrated or deep. Minimum values of the effectiveness are related to biofilm thickness.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	491-498
Number of pages	8
Journal	Water Research
Volume	21
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0043-1354(87)90198-9
State	Published - Apr 1987
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Monod kinetics
attached growth
biofilms
effectiveness factors
kinetics
penetration

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ecological Modeling
Water Science and Technology
Waste Management and Disposal
Pollution

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