Vt. Nguyen et Wk. Shieh, EVALUATION OF INTRINSIC AND INHIBITION-KINETICS IN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDIZED-BED REACTORS, Water research, 29(11), 1995, pp. 2520-2524
An experimental approach is developed in which batch experiments are d
irectly performed in steady-state biological fluidized bed (BFB) react
ors for the evaluation of biofilm intrinsic and inhibition kinetics. E
xperimental evidence verifies that intrinsic data can be obtained from
the batch experiments performed over short periods of time without al
teration of immobilized cell physiology in reactors. Furthermore, the
phenomena of substrate inhibition can also be examined using the propo
sed approach. BFB reactors are capable of regaining their steady-state
performance within 24 h after the termination of batch experiments wi
thout showing any distress symptoms.