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Title:	A dynamic model of fill-and-draw reactor utilizing an inhibitory substrate
Author:	Ko, Yun-Fei
View Online:	njit-etd1989-063 (xi, 170 pages ~ 2.8 MB pdf)
Department:	Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science
Degree:	Master of Science
Program:	Chemical Engineering
Document Type:	Thesis
Advisory Committee:	Lewandowski, Gordon (Committee co-chair) Baltzis, Basil (Committee co-chair) Armenante, Piero M. (Committee member)
Date:	1988-12
Keywords:	Sewage -- Purification -- Biological treatment
Availability:	Unrestricted
Abstract:	A dynamic model of a fill-and-draw reactor has been developed, which includes a number of operational parameters, the fraction of total cycle time devoted to fill, reaction and draw, and the concentration of the toxic substance in the feed to the reactor. Operating diagrams have been generated, from which one can choose suitable operating parameters. The model has been solved numerically for Andrews kinetics ( substrate inhibition ), and tested experimentally, using a 5-liter fill-and-draw reactor with phenol as sole carbon source and a pure culture of Pseudomonas putida. Results compared very well to the model predictions.