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An analysis of bacterial growth in fluidized‐bed adsorption column
Author(s) -
Andrews G. F.,
Tien Chi
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690280203
Subject(s) - adsorption , mixing (physics) , settling , fluidized bed , chemical engineering , chemistry , materials science , chromatography , thermodynamics , physics , engineering , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
An analysis is presented to described the dynamics of fluidized bed adsorption columns. A microbial film model (recently proposed by the authors) is used to characterize the bacterial activity and its interaction with adsorption and solids mixing. Solids mixing and mixing in the liquid phase are included in the analysis, as is the effect of microbial film growth on the settling velocity of the adsorbent particles. The interplay of film growth, bed stratification and solids mixing is discussed in detail.