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Aug 1967
Simulation of the Trickling Filter Process
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Volume 93, Issue 4
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A simple physical model consisting of a flat surface covered with biologically active slime is used to simulate trickling filter operations. Process variable studies were conducted using glucose as the sole source of carbon in a mixed salt solution. Liquid feed rate has a marked effect on the rate of glucose use at low liquid rates. The results show that mass transfer in the liquid film limits nutrient removal; the top surface of the slime is the major site of metabolic activity.
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Journal of the Sanitary Engineering Division
Volume 93 • Issue 4 • August 1967
Pages: 91 - 112
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© 1967 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Aug 1967
Published online: Feb 12, 2021
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Walter J. Maier, M.ASCE
Asst. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn.
Vaughn C. Behn, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.
Charles D. Gates
Prof. of Civ. Engrg., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.
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