TY - GEN
T1 - Mathematical modelling of bacterial populations in bio-remediation processes
AU - Vasiliadou, Ioanna A.
AU - Vayenas, Dimitris V.
AU - Chrysikopoulos, Constantinos V.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - An understanding of bacterial behaviour concerns many field applications, such as the enhancement of water, wastewater and subsurface bio-remediation, the prevention of environmental pollution and the protection of human health. Numerous microorganisms have been identified to be able to degrade chemical pollutants, thus, a variety of bacteria are known that can be used in bio-remediation processes. In this study the development of mathematical models capable of describing bacterial behaviour considered in bio-augmentation plans, such as bacterial growth, consumption of nutrients, removal of pollutants, bacterial transport and attachment in porous media, is presented. The mathematical models may be used as a guide in designing and assessing the conditions under which areas contaminated with pollutants can be better remediated.
AB - An understanding of bacterial behaviour concerns many field applications, such as the enhancement of water, wastewater and subsurface bio-remediation, the prevention of environmental pollution and the protection of human health. Numerous microorganisms have been identified to be able to degrade chemical pollutants, thus, a variety of bacteria are known that can be used in bio-remediation processes. In this study the development of mathematical models capable of describing bacterial behaviour considered in bio-augmentation plans, such as bacterial growth, consumption of nutrients, removal of pollutants, bacterial transport and attachment in porous media, is presented. The mathematical models may be used as a guide in designing and assessing the conditions under which areas contaminated with pollutants can be better remediated.
KW - biological treatment
KW - porous media
KW - soil
KW - transport
KW - wastewater
KW - water
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=81855161065&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1063/1.3637898
DO - 10.1063/1.3637898
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:81855161065
SN - 9780735409569
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
SP - 1458
EP - 1461
BT - Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, ICNAAM 2011 - International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics
T2 - International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics: Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, ICNAAM 2011
Y2 - 19 September 2011 through 25 September 2011
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