title: A model to describe the performance of the UASB reactor.
abstract: A dynamic model to describe the performance of the Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) reactor was developed. It includes dispersion, advection, and reaction terms, as well as the resistances through which the substrate passes before its biotransformation. The UASB reactor is viewed as several continuous stirred tank reactors connected in series. The good agreement between experimental and simulated results shows that the model is able to predict the performance of the UASB reactor (i.e. substrate concentration, biomass concentration, granule size, and height of the sludge bed).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 100 44, Teknikringen 42, Stockholm, Sweden, raulr@kth.se.
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Gómez
authors.forename: Gunno
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Renman
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Longcheng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007700:Kinetics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012722:Sewage / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage