کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
10386158 882866 2010 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Cellular-automata and individual-based approaches for the modeling of biofilm structures: Pros and cons
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی تصفیه و جداسازی
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Cellular-automata and individual-based approaches for the modeling of biofilm structures: Pros and cons
چکیده انگلیسی
Fresh water shortage is one of the greatest problems of modern society; as a result, water desalination, particularly with membrane processes, is becoming increasingly important, since it makes possible the use of brackish water for potable water, or the reuse of lower-quality water for industrial, irrigation, or other uses. Membrane processes used in water desalination and wastewater treatment are often affected by the degradation of biofouling, in which biofilms play a critical role, thus making biofilm simulation models very relevant. Biofilms are highly complex and heterogeneous systems, containing cells distributed in a non-uniform manner in polymers. Two classes of models, the cellular-automata and the individual-based models, which are used to simulate the growth and development of biofilm structures as a result of microbial growth in different environmental conditions, are presented. After a short review of models presented in the last decade, we identify similarities and differences and present the environmental conditions that can be best simulated with each model type.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Desalination - Volume 250, Issue 1, 1 January 2010, Pages 390-394
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