Gm. Walker et Lr. Weatherley, A SIMPLIFIED PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVATED CARBON FIXED-BEDS, Process biochemistry, 32(4), 1997, pp. 327-335
Previous researchers have indicated that biological activity in fixed
bed adsorption systems can dramatically increase the expected capacity
of granular activated carbon beds. The adsorbate species used in this
work were acid dyes found in textile industry wastewater which had az
o and di-azo structures. Pure bacterial cultures were selected which h
ad the ability to degrade the dyes. Granular activated carbon (GAG F40
0) beds seeded with pure cultures showed increased dye removal over st
erile beds. The performance of the system was described using a model
which combines carbon adsorption and biological degradation of the ads
orbate on the surface of the particle using the Monod equation. The mo
del proved effective in describing the initial stages of the biologica
lly activated carbon system. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.