ISSN:
0006-3592
Keywords:
denitritification
;
denitratification
;
anoxic filter
;
kinetic model
;
distributed fraction of reductase
;
parametric sensitivity
;
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Denitritification and denitratification in anoxic filters were performed to generate experimental data. Also, a kinetic model of denitratification that accounts for intrinsic biokinetics and hydrodynamic behavior of the biofilter is proposed. In denitritification, the simulated results are in good agreement with the experimental data; and a higher nitrite influent concentration gives a higher nitrite reduction efficiency if the denitrifying loading is kept the same. In denitratification, the intermediate nitrite tends to accumulate, and a higher denitrifying loading results in a higher nitrite effluent concentration. By inserting biological and physical parameter values into the kinetic model, the variations in distributed fractions of nitrate-reductase (f) and nitrite-reductase (1-f) with different denitrifying loadings can be estimated by fitting in experimental data. The estimated f increased with an increase in denitrifying loading, implying that a higher denitrifying loading results in a higher nitrite effluent concentration. From parametric sensitivity analyses, the parameter f is more sensitive than other biological and physical parameters. Accordingly, the proposed kinetic model of denitratification can be used to predict the treatment performance of anoxic filters appropriately. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Biotechnol Bioeng 59:52-61, 1998.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
