Value of Monod's affinity constant in activated sludge

Authors
Sykes, RM
Citation
Rm. Sykes, Value of Monod's affinity constant in activated sludge, J ENV ENG, 125(8), 1999, pp. 780-781
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology,"Environmental Engineering & Energy
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING-ASCE
ISSN journal
07339372 → ACNP
Volume
125
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
780 - 781
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-9372(199908)125:8<780:VOMACI>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
In mixed species, mixed substrate cultures represented by aggregate variabl es such as biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, or volatile s uspended solids, the magnitude of Monod's affinity constant K-s is an indic ator of the number of species and substrates present.