TY - JOUR N2 - A mathematical model of a plane, steady state biofilm, with the use of a single substrate kinetics, was proposed. A set of differential equations was solved. In order to analyse the biofilm’s behaviour, a number of simulations were performed. The simulations included varying process parameters such as detachment coefficient and substrate loading. Two detachment models were taken into consideration: one describing the detachment ratio as proportional to the thickness of the biofilm, and the other one proportional to the thickness of the biofilm squared. The results provided information about substrate and live cell distribution in biofilm and the influence of certain parameters on biofilm behaviour. L1 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/84901/PDF/04-paper-Blatkiewicz.pdf L2 - http://www.journals.pan.pl/Content/84901 PY - 2013 IS - No 4 December EP - 477 DO - 10.2478/cpe-2013-0038 KW - biofilm KW - modeling KW - growth kinetics A1 - Ledakowicz, Stanisław A1 - Blatkiewicz, Michał A1 - Tabiś, Bolesław PB - Polish Academy of Sciences Committee of Chemical and Process Engineering DA - 2013 T1 - INFLUENCE OF SUBSTRATE LOADING AND DETACHMENT CONDITIONS ON A PLANE BIOFILM BEHAVIOUR SP - 463 UR - http://www.journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/84901 T2 - Chemical and Process Engineering ER -