Kinetic measurements on the degradation of phenol in a batch reactor were done at 20°C using an activated sludge taken from a continuous reactor where the process had shown Monod-type kinetics without substrate inhibition. When employing a sludge sample, adapted to the substrate steady concentration Cs1, for runs with initial substrate concentration Cs0, observed batch rates were as high as expected for Cs0 = Cs1, but lower than expected in runs carried out at Cs0 > Cs11, with indications of a transient inhibitory effect instead of a positive response to the increased substrate concentration. It is concluded that kinetic data collected in a batch reactor are of limited value for the design of a continuous biodegradation process.
Kinetics of Phenol Degradation by Activated Sludge: Value of Measurements in a Batch Reactor / P. Beltrame, P.L. Beltrame, P. Carniti, D. Pitea. - In: WATER RESEARCH. - ISSN 0043-1354. - 13:12(1979), pp. 1305-1309.
Titolo: | Kinetics of Phenol Degradation by Activated Sludge: Value of Measurements in a Batch Reactor | |
Autori: | BELTRAME, PAOLO (Primo) CARNITI, PAOLO (Penultimo) | |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore CHIM/02 - Chimica Fisica | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 1979 | |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0043-1354(79)90176-3 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |