An improved cellular automaton method to model multispecies biofilms

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 5729-5742

  Tang, Youneng ^a   Valocchi, Albert J ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm model; Biomass spreading rule; Cellular automaton; Multispecies

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CELLS; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; CYTOLOGY;

BIOFILM MODELS; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; CELLULAR AUTOMATON METHOD; CONTINUOUS METHODS; MULTI-SPECIES; MULTI-SPECIES BIOFILMS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

BIOMASS;

CHEMICAL COMPOUND;

BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MIXING; SIMULATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPH; BIOFILM; BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; CELLULAR AUTOMATON METHOD; DENSITY; DIFFUSION; HETEROTROPH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; RESERVOIR; SIMULATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFILM MODEL; BIOMASS-SPREADING RULE; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; MULTISPECIES;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84884418763     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.06.055     Document Type: Article

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