Contributions of biofilm versus suspended bacteria in an aerobic circulating-bed biofilm reactor.
Water Sci Technol
; 43(1): 303-10, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
This study demonstrated that, during the two-step biodegradation of toluene in an aerobic circulating-bed biofilm reactor, biofilm and suspended bacteria played critical roles. Although the suspended bacteria were less than 1% of the total amount of biomass in the system, they transformed up to 30% of the toluene into its intermediate in the bulk liquid phase. On the other hand, most of the toluene intermediate was removed inside the biofilm, where diffusion resistance reduced the toluene concentration, thereby relieving inhibition to the degradation reaction of the intermediate. The suspended bacteria are most important for rapidly biodegraded substrates, for which diffusion limitation controls the kinetics in the biofilm. They lose importance when the effects of an inhibiting substrate must be overcome.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tolueno
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Bacterias Aerobias
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Eliminación de Residuos Líquidos
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Biopelículas
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En
Revista:
Water Sci Technol
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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TOXICOLOGIA
Año:
2001
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos