Open AccessSimulation of Substrate Conversion and Mass Transport in Biofilm Systems
Author(s) -
Horn H.,
Hempel D. C.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
engineering in life sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1618-2863
pISSN - 1618-0240
DOI - 10.1002/1618-2863(200112)1:6<225::aid-elsc225>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - biofilm , mass transport , bioreactor , substrate (aquarium) , biomass (ecology) , diffusion , biochemical engineering , mass transfer , transport system , chemistry , environmental science , process engineering , biological system , materials science , engineering , chromatography , physics , biology , thermodynamics , ecology , bacteria , genetics , organic chemistry , transport engineering
Due to the diffusion‐limited mass transport in biofilms the mathematical description of biofilm reactors or natural biofilm systems needs a more sophisticated framework compared to conventional bioreactors with suspended biomass. One‐dimensional simulation tools can be used to describe both mass transport and substrate utilization in biofilm reactors and small rivers.