生物膜对饱和多孔介质渗透性影响的实验和模型研究

为了解微生物生长过程中生物堵塞对二维饱和多孔介质渗透性的影响,采用C190石英砂箱(55 cm×45 cm×1.28 cm)进行室内渗流实验,研究混合菌群KB-1在充足营养源条件下的生长情况及生物膜对饱和多孔介质渗透性的影响.实验监测了砂箱水溶液中悬浮生物量及颗粒表面附着生物量,利用共焦激光扫描技术观测了颗粒表面形成的...

Study on the Influence of Bioclogging on Permeability of Saturated Porous Media by Experiments and Models

This paper studied on the influence of bioclogging on permeability of saturated porous media. Laboratory hydraulic tests were conducted in a two-dimensional C190 sand-filled cell (55 cm wide×45 cm high×1.28 cm thick) to investigate growth of the mixed microorganisms (KB-1) and influence of biofilm on permeability of saturated porous media under condition of rich nutrition. Biomass distributions in the water and on the sand in the cell were measured by protein analysis. The biofilm distribution on the sand was observed by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Permeability was measured by hydraulic tests. The biomass levels measured in water and on the sand increased with time,and were highest at the bottom of the cell. The biofilm on the sand at the bottom of the cell was thicker. The results of the hydraulic tests demonstrated that the permeability due to biofilm growth was estimated to be average 12% of the initial value. To investigate the spatial distribution of permeability in the two dimensional cell,three models (Taylor,Seki,and Clement) were used to calculate permeability of porous media with biofilm growth. The results of Taylor's model showed reduction in permeability of 2-5 orders magnitude. The Clement's model predicted 3%-98% of the initial value. Seki's model could not be applied in this study. Conclusively,biofilm growth could obviously decrease the permeability of two dimensional saturated porous media,however,the reduction was much less than that estimated in one dimensional condition. Additionally,under condition of two dimensional saturated porous media with rich nutrition,Seki's model could not be applied,Taylor's model predicted bigger reductions,and the results of Clement's model were closest to the result of hydraulic test.