Abstract
Longitudinal dispersion in fluidized bed reactors was studied using pulse-response techniques for both clean and anaerobic-biofilm coated media. A large number of experimental data on the longitudinal dispersion and biofilm growth in the anaerobic fluidized bed reactors (AFBRs) were investigated. Some correlations applicable to fluidized beds were obtained for both the hydraulic retention time and the biomass concentration versus the ratio Pe/Re. The biomass concentration tends to zero for a critical retention time in AFBRs. The biological growth in the bed causes an increase of Pe number.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 461-468 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Water Science and Technology |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 5-6 -6 pt 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1996 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 18th Biennial Conference of the International Association on Water Quality. Part 3 - Singapore, Singapore Duration: 23 Jun 1996 → 28 Jun 1996 |
Keywords
- Anaerobic fluidized bed reactor (AFBR)
- Biomass hold-up
- Brewery waste
- Fluidization
- Longitudinal dispersion