Industrial wastewater treatment by aerobic inverse fluidized bed biofilm reactors (AIFBBRs): a review

AK Swain, A Sahoo, HM Jena, H Patra - Journal of Water Process …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Recent progress on Aerobic Inverse Fluidized Bed Biofilm Reactors (AIFBBRs)
used for treatment of various industrial wastewaters is discussed in this article. For the …

A review on hydrodynamic parameters and biofilm characteristics of inverse fluidized bed bioreactors for treating industrial wastewater

C Mallikarjuna, RR Dash - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment processes play crucial role in keeping the human health and
environment at proper hygiene. Currently, biological wastewater treatment methods are …

Minimum Fluidization Velocities of Binary Solid Mixtures: Empirical Correlation and Genetic Algorithm‐Artificial Neural Network Modeling

S Let, N Bar, RK Basu, SK Das - Chemical Engineering & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental investigation of the fluidization behavior in single and binary solid‐liquid
fluidized beds of nonspherical particles as solid phase and water as liquid phase was …

Removal of major pollutants from petroleum wastewater by adsorption with activated carbon derived from date seed in an inverse fluidized bed

K Sakhile, JP Sarkar, P Gupta, F Shaik - Arabian Journal for Science and …, 2023 - Springer
The present paper deals with the determination of pollutant removal efficiency of date pit-
activated carbon (DPAC) from petroleum industry wastewater in a continuously operating …

Mean residence time and mass fraction of tracer in a liquid-solid tapered inverse fluidized bed: numerical modelling with experimental validation

H Upender, KA Kishore, A Afzal, MT Islam… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Inverse fluidized beds have been designed to control the fluidization of low-
density particles in high-density of continuous fluid. Fluidization of a large quantity of low …

Holdup prediction in inverse fluidization using non-Newtonian pseudoplastic liquids: empirical correlation and ANN modeling

B Das, UP Ganguly, N Bar, SK Das - Powder Technology, 2015 - Elsevier
The bed expansion characteristics in inverse fluidization using non-Newtonian liquids are
reported. Experiments have been carried out using single and binary systems of four …

Effect of physical properties of solid particles and liquid media on the hydrodynamics of a liquid–solid inverse fluidized bed

K Sakhile, JP Sarkar, P Gupta, F Shaik… - Arabian Journal for …, 2024 - Springer
In the present investigation, the hydrodynamic characteristics of a liquid–solid inverse
fluidized bed were studied using linear low-density polyethylene and date seeds activated …

The hydrodynamics of liquid-solid and gas-liquid-solid inverse fluidized beds with bioparticles

L Wang, J Zhu, G Nakhla, Y Shao - Advanced Powder Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The hydrodynamic characteristics, such as minimum fluidization velocity (U lmf for liquid-
solid (LS) system and U g, if for gas-liquid-solid (GLS) system) and bed expansion ratio …

Statistical analysis of treatment of rice mill wastewater using the aerobic inverse fluidized bed biofilm reactor (AIFBBR)

C Mallikarjuna, RR Dash - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Among the different industries, the ricemill industry is identified as one of the major polluting
industries because of the large amounts of effluents generated and variations in the …

Basic hydrodynamics of a pilot-scale liquid-solid inverse fluidized bed

K Ma, Y Shao, M Liu, J Zhu - Powder Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
A pilot-scale liquid-solid inverse fluidized bed (LSIFB) with 0.33 m in inner diameter and 3.0
m in height was designed and installed. Basic hydrodynamics were investigated …