Growth of immobilised cells: Results and predictions for membrane-attached biofilms using a novel in situ biofilm thickness measurement technique Academic Article

abstract

• This paper describes results from a novel technique developed for measuring the rate at which the thickness of biofilms growing attached to the surfaces of tubular membranes increase over time. Two biofilm/immobilised cell model systems have been studied; Xanthobacter autotrophicus GJ10 growing on 1,2-dichloroethane and Pseudomonas sp. strain JS150 growing on monochlorobenzene. A dynamic mathematical model has been developed to explain the experimental results, treating the expansion of the biofilm as a moving boundary problem. This model is able to predict accurately the rate of biofilm growth and the overall system performance. 1996 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

authors

• Pistikopoulos, Stratos

published proceedings

• IMMOBILIZED CELLS: BASICS AND APPLICATIONS

author list (cited authors)

• dosSantos, L., Pavasant, P., Pistikopoulos, E. N., & Livingston, A. G.

citation count

• 1

complete list of authors

• dosSantos, LMF||Pavasant, P||Pistikopoulos, EN||Livingston, AG

publication date

• January 1996

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Progress in Biotechnology -Amsterdam-  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/s0921-0423(96)80039-6

start page

• 290

end page

• 297

volume

• 11

issue

• C

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0921-0423(96)80039-6