Microbial growth and substrate utilization kinetics

Microbial growth on and utilization of environmental contaminants as have been studied by many researchers. Most times, substrate results in removal of chemical contaminant, increase in biomass and subsequent biodegradation of the contaminant. are all aimed at detoxification of the environmental pollutants. microbial growth and biodegradation kinetic models have been, proposed and used in bioremediation schemes. Some of these include Monod's, Andrews, Bungay's weighted model, general inhibition models (GSIM) and sum kinetic models. Most on microbial potentials to degrade chemical pollutants has performed on a laboratory scale. There is a need to extend such to pilot scale as well as to fullscale field applications.