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The evaluation of respiration rate in fixed‐film systems under various organic loading rates
Author(s) -
Fu YunChang,
Bishop Paul L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
water environment research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1554-7531
pISSN - 1061-4303
DOI - 10.2175/106143095x133275
Subject(s) - respiration , chemical oxygen demand , chemistry , oxygen , respiration rate , biofilm , organic compound , environmental chemistry , pulp and paper industry , environmental engineering , wastewater , environmental science , botany , organic chemistry , bacteria , biology , engineering , genetics
Oxygen microprofiles were used to evaluate the relationship between organic loading and respiration rate. The oxygen fluxes into the biofilms represent the total aerobic reaction rate of the biofilm, and the total organic removals represent the total use rate of the biofilm. The ratios of respiration rate to total chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal rate were evaluated under various operational conditions. Results showed that an increase in oxygen supplied increased only the respiration rate and did not affect the overall COD use rate. Systems fed additionally with azo dyes (possible inhibitors) had lower organic removals. Azo dyes appeared to affect both the local respiration rate and the local COD removal rate inside the biofilm.