Figure 7.5 Schematic of the membrane
bioreactor for continuous operation.
Using the general design equation for a reactor:
(36)
where the molar flow rate, F, is defined by:
(37)The overall molar balance to the reaction system leads to:
(38)
and taking into account the definition of conversion degree, X,
(39)
From equation 40:
(40)which divided by S 0 Q 0 , yields:
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