The effect of biofilm permeability on bio-clogging of porous media

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1031-1042

  Pintelon, Thomas R R ^a   Picioreanu, Cristian ^b   van Loosdrecht, Mark C M ^b   Johns, Michael L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

3D biofilm growth model; Bio clogging; Biofilm permeability; Porous media

Indexed keywords

BIO-CLOGGING; BIOFILM GROWTH; BIOFILM MODELS; BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; BIOMASS DETACHMENT; BIOMASS GROWTH RATE; PORE SPACE; SUPPORT STRUCTURES; SYSTEMATIC STUDY; VELOCITY SHEAR;

BIOMASS; POROUS MATERIALS; SHEAR FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BIOFILMS;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BIOFILM PERMEABILITY; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW RATE; GROWTH RATE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROSPHERES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 84857443024     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24381     Document Type: Article

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