title: Modelling anaerobic biofilm reactors--a review.
abstract: Anaerobic treatment has become a technically as well as economically feasible option for treatment of liquid effluents after the development of reactors such as the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor, expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor, anaerobic biofilter and anaerobic fluidized bed reactor (AFBR). Considerable effort has gone into developing mathematical models for these reactors in order to optimize their design, design the process control systems used in their operation and enhance their operational efficiency. This article presents a critical review of the different mathematical models available for these reactors. The unified anaerobic digestion model (ADM1) and its application to anaerobic biofilm reactors are also outlined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi-110 016, India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saravanan
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Sreekrishnan
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000502:physiology; D018441:Biofilms / Q000254:growth & development*; D019149:Bioreactors; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D007218:Industrial Microbiology / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage