Removal of easily biodegradable organic compounds by drinking water biofilms: analysis of kinetics and mass transfer

摘要

this paper evaluates the rate of utilization of easily biodegradable organic compounds by drinking water biofilms. Tap water, which had been filtered through biologically active granular activated carbon, was used as an innoculum for biofilm growth in annular reactors (Ars0. Synthetic cocktails of easily biodegradable material in the concentration range of 50-2000 mg C/m~3 were used as substrate for biofilm growth.