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Bio-Degradacin
Some organics can be degraded only under aerobic and some
only under anerobic conditions (BTEX cease to be degraded
with oxygen)
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Bio-Degradacin
Microorganismos M.O. O2 Microorganismos CO2 H2O

Microorg. M.O. NO3 H Microorg. CO2 N2 H2O

Dissolved oxygen is
completely consumed
in the interior, but
aerobic oxidation
occurs at the edges
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Biodegradation: Aproximacin
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Reaccin cintica de primer orden:

C (t ) C0 exp t C0 : concentracin inicial

C : concentracin en el instante t
: constante de degradacin

Vida media (V):

Tiempo que tardan en
reducirse en un factor
1 1
V
C0 0
C ()d

e=2,718 los ncleos
iniciales existentes

Perodo de semidegradacin (T1/2):

ln 2 1 Tiempo que tarda C0 en

T1/ 2 0,693
reducirse a la mitad
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Half-life
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Half-life
Ci

ln(2)
i Ci i
t bio
t1/ 2
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Ecuacin de transporte con

degradacin y adsorcin