Kinetic description of microbiological processes is vital for the design and control of microbe-based biotechnologies such as waste water treatment, petroleum oil recovery, and contaminant attenuation and remediation. Various models have been proposed to describe microbiological processes. This editorial article discusses the advantages and limiation of these modeling approaches in cluding tranditional, Monod-type models and derivatives, and recently developed constraint-based approaches. The article also offers the future direction of modeling researches that best suit for petroleum and environmental biotechnologies.
Revised: October 30, 2012 |
Published: September 17, 2012
Citation
Liu C., and Y. Fang. 2012.Kinetic Modeling of Microbiological Processes.Journal of Petroleum & Environmental Biotechnology 3, no. 6:Article No. e109.PNNL-SA-90372.