Experimental and numerical investigation of microbial growth in two-phase saturated porous media at the pore-scale
Gion Strobel, Jan Zawallich, B. Hagemann, Leonhard Ganzer, Olaf Ippisch
Abstract
A novel approach combining microfluidics with 2-D modeling validates the proposed microbial growth model for underground hydrogen storage and concludes space-limited growth and microbial gradients on the pore scale.
Topics & Concepts
Characterisation of pore space in soilPorous mediumScale (ratio)MicrofluidicsPorosityMaterials sciencePhase changeBacterial growthEnvironmental scienceNanotechnologyBiological systemGeologyThermodynamicsPhysicsBacteriaBiologyComposite materialPaleontologyQuantum mechanicsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaCO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques