2,4,6‐Trichlorophenol and phenol removal in methanogenic and partially‐aerated methanogenic conditions in a fluidized bed bioreactor

Comparison of biohydrogen production in fluidized bed bioreactors at room temperature and 35 °C

“…A typical lab scale AFBR consists of a tall column containing an inert support or granules that are held in suspension due to the drag force of the upward flow where the microorganisms are retained in the form of biofilm [35,36]. This type of bioreactor has been widely used as a system for treating wastewater, characterized by high efficiency and the use of low hydraulic retention time [37,38]; the accumulation of biogas and deposition of particles usually take place in different compartments located in the column [39].…”

Tafel equation based model for the performance of a microbial fuel cell

“…Indeed, besides the surface area, the architecture, texture, and roughness of the surface of the support material can play a significant role on the colonization and charge transfer process in MFC [28,61], as well as in the microbial colonization in other microbial processes of pollution control [62,63]. For instance, Kano et al [61] observed that the micro scale surface topography of anodes strongly affected the performance of MFC.…”

Comparison of bioaugmented EGSB and GAC–FBB reactors and their combination with aerobic SBR for the abatement of chlorophenols

“…treating 246TCP and 24DCP with different anaerobic and partially-aerobic reactors [10,[28][29][30]. The results taken as a whole indicated that the bioaugmentation with Desulfitobacterium spp., in the case of the EGSB-B and FBBR, and the use of GAC as an adsorbent support, in the later, increased considerably the reactor efficiency and therefore appear as promising and robust alternatives for the abatement of the toxicity associated to chlorinecontaining species like chlorophenols.…”