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Dependence of biological treatment rate on species composition in activated sludge or biofilm. II: From models to theory
Author(s) -
Vavilin V. A.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260250610
Subject(s) - activated sludge , biofilm , mechanism (biology) , biochemical engineering , biological system , composition (language) , chemistry , environmental chemistry , environmental science , biology , sewage treatment , environmental engineering , physics , bacteria , philosophy , engineering , quantum mechanics , genetics , linguistics
Traditional biological treatment models are “deduced” from formal chemical kinetics or dynamics of pure microorganism cultures growth. The best formal models give reasonable approximations of the biological treatment model with an ecosystem adaptation (ESA model). The model presented here explains some features of the biological treatment mechanism that cannot be described by formal models.