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Method for estimating the kinetics of substrate degradation in horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized sludge reactors

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Biotechnology Techniques

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Apparent and intrinsic kinetic parameters of substrate decomposition were estimated from the profiles of chemical oxygen demand (COD) and volatile fatty acids (VFA) concentrations along the length of the horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized sludge (HAIS) reactor. The first order substrate utilization kinetic model describes well the experimental data.

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  1. Escola de Engenharia de Sao Carlos (EESC), Universidade de Sao Paulo (USP), Av. Dr. Carlos Botelho, 1465, CEP: 13560-250, Sao Carlos, SP, Brasil

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Zaiat, M., Foresti, E. Method for estimating the kinetics of substrate degradation in horizontal-flow anaerobic immobilized sludge reactors. Biotechnology Techniques 11, 315–318 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018419412229

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