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Rolland du Roscoat S, Ivankovic T, Lenoir N, Dekic S, Martins JMF, Geindreau C. First visualisation of bacterial biofilms in 3D porous media with neutron microtomography without contrast agent. J Microsc 2021; 285:20-28. [PMID: 34664715 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.13063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
Characterising bacterial biofilm growth in porous media is important for developing reliable numerical models of biofouling in industrial biofilters. One of the promising imaging methods to do that has been a recent successful application of X-ray microtomography. However, this technique requires a contrast agent (1-chloronaphtalene, for example) to distinguish biofilm from the liquid phase, which raises concern about biofilm disruption and impaired image interpretation. To overcome these drawbacks, we tested a new approach based on neutron tomography (NT), which does not need a contrast agent, by imaging two types of porous media (polytetrafluoroethylene - PTFE - and clay beads of various diameters) in glass or PTFE tubes in which bacterial biofilms were grown for 7 days and by comparing these images with the ones obtained with X-ray microtomography. NT images showed that the biofilm formed preferentially around the beads and at bead/bead interface. Visual comparison of both imaging techniques showed consistent biofilm spatial distributions and that the contrasting agent did not significantly disrupt the biofilm. NT images, on the other hand, were still too noisy to allow quantitative measurements. Therefore, X-ray microtomography (provided it uses non-disruptive contrast agents) seems to provide more reliable microstructural descriptors.
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- 3SR, UMR 5521, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS G-INP, Grenoble, France.,Next Beamline, Institut Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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- IGE, UMR 5001, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS G-INP, Grenoble, France
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Xie Y, Wang Y, Huo M, Geng Z, Fan W. Risk of physical clogging induced by low-density suspended particles during managed aquifer recharge with reclaimed water: Evidences from laboratory experiments and numerical modeling. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 186:109527. [PMID: 32311526 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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How to reduce the risk of physical clogging is the most significant challenge during managed aquifer recharge (MAR). The prediction of occurrence and development of physical clogging has received increasing attention. In this study, chlorinated secondary wastewater (SW) was recharged into a laboratory column filled with quartz sands. The results showed that the continuous injection of reclaimed water caused a significant reduction in hydraulic conductivity by about 86% in porous media, during the 50-h injection process. The reduction was attributed to physical clogging resulting from the deposition of suspended particles with a flocculent and reticular structure, significantly increasing the surface area and the effective volume of the particle deposits. A numerical model was established based on the mass balance equations for liquid and suspended particles, coupling the particle transport-deposition model and the expressions describing the relationships between the porosity, hydraulic conductivity (K), and the concentration of deposited particles; the model was used to obtain a quantitative description of the temporal and spatial distribution of physical clogging. The bulk factor and the attachment and detachment coefficients were calibrated simultaneously. The model results provided an improved understanding of the influence degree of the three parameters on the physical clogging process. The sensitivity analysis results showed that the bulk factor had the largest sensitivity among the three parameters. In addition, a significant correlation was observed between the simulated data and the experimental data (R2 > 0.90, p < 0.01). The proposed numerical model provides a meaningful guidance tool for assessing and predicting the risk of physical clogging induced by low-density floc particles during artificial recharge with reclaimed water at a large-scale site.
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- Yuxuan Xie
- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China; Key Laboratory of Songliao Aquatic Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Jianzhu University, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China; Key Laboratory of Songliao Aquatic Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Jianzhu University, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China.
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Dumont E, Woudberg S, Van Jaarsveld J. Assessment of porosity and biofilm thickness in packed beds using porous media models. POWDER TECHNOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2016.08.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ivankovic T, Rolland du Roscoat S, Geindreau C, Séchet P, Huang Z, Martins JMF. Development and evaluation of an experimental protocol for 3-D visualization and characterization of the structure of bacterial biofilms in porous media using laboratory X-ray tomography. BIOFOULING 2016; 32:1235-1244. [PMID: 27827532 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2016.1249865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The development of a reliable model allowing accurate predictions of biofilm growth in porous media relies on a good knowledge of the temporal evolution of biofilm structure within the porous network. Since little is known about the real 3-D structure of biofilms in porous media, this work was aimed at developing a new experimental protocol to visualize the 3-D microstructure of the inside of a porous medium using laboratory X-ray microtomography. A reliable and reproducible methodology is proposed for (1) growing a biofilm inside a porous medium, and (2) X-ray tomography-based characterization of the temporal development of the biofilm at the inlet of the biofilter. The statistical analysis proposed here also validates the results presented in the literature based on a biofilm structure single measurement.
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- Tomislav Ivankovic
- a Laboratoire 3SR , Université Grenoble-Alpes/CNRS/G-INP, UMR 5521 , Grenoble , France
- b Division of Microbiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science , University of Zagreb , Zagreb , Croatia
- c Laboratoire LEGI , Université Grenoble-Alpes/CNRS/G-INP, UMR 5519 , Grenoble , France
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- a Laboratoire 3SR , Université Grenoble-Alpes/CNRS/G-INP, UMR 5521 , Grenoble , France
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- c Laboratoire LEGI , Université Grenoble-Alpes/CNRS/G-INP, UMR 5519 , Grenoble , France
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- c Laboratoire LEGI , Université Grenoble-Alpes/CNRS/G-INP, UMR 5519 , Grenoble , France
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- d Laboratoire LTHE Université Grenoble-Alpes/CNRS/G-INP/IRD, UMR 5564 , Grenoble , France
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Rolland du Roscoat S, Martins J, Séchet P, Vince E, Latil P, Geindreau C. Application of synchrotron X-ray microtomography for visualizing bacterial biofilms 3D microstructure in porous media. Biotechnol Bioeng 2013; 111:1265-71. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.25168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Revised: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- S. Rolland du Roscoat
- Laboratoire 3SR; UMR CNRS 5521; Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble; Grenoble-INP; Domaine Universitaire, BP53 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9 France
- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility; ID 19, BP 220 38043 Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- Laboratoire d'Etudes des Transferts en Hydrologie et Environnement (LTHE); UMR 5564 CNRS- Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble; Grenoble-INP; Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- Laboratoire des Ecoulements Géophysiques et Industriels (LEGI); UMR CNRS 5519; Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble; Grenoble-INP; Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- Laboratoire d'Etudes des Transferts en Hydrologie et Environnement (LTHE); UMR 5564 CNRS- Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble; Grenoble-INP; Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- Laboratoire 3SR; UMR CNRS 5521; Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble; Grenoble-INP; Domaine Universitaire, BP53 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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- Laboratoire 3SR; UMR CNRS 5521; Université Joseph Fourier de Grenoble; Grenoble-INP; Domaine Universitaire, BP53 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9 France
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Mbaye S, Séchet P, Pignon F, Martins JMF. Influence of hydrodynamics on the growth kinetics of glass-adhering Pseudomonas putida cells through a parallel plate flow chamber. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2013; 7:54105. [PMID: 24404068 PMCID: PMC3785520 DOI: 10.1063/1.4821244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 09/01/2013] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The objective of this work was to investigate the influence of hydrodynamics on the growth kinetics of surface-adhering Pseudomonas putida cells. The results showed in particular that under non substrate-limiting conditions, the early step of bacterial apparent growth rate is lower than those measured with suspended cells. Contrary to previously cited authors which explain this behavior to the different adhesive properties of the "daughter"-cells (which makes more probable the detachment of these daughter-cells), in our experimental conditions, that explanation does not hold and we show a clear dependence of growth kinetics with flow conditions, due to the formation of boundary layer concentration at low Reynolds number. These results revealed that using Monod law in the modeling of biofilm growth in fixed-biomass processes should be performed with care.
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- S Mbaye
- Laboratoire d'Ecoulements Géophysiques et Industriels, UMR 5519 CNRS, Grenoble INP, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53 F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France ; Laboratoire Rhéologie et Procédés, UMR 5520 CNRS, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, BP 53 F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecoulements Géophysiques et Industriels, UMR 5519 CNRS, Grenoble INP, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53 F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire Rhéologie et Procédés, UMR 5520 CNRS, Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble INP, BP 53 F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Laboratoire d'étude des Transferts en Hydrologie et Environnement, UMR 5519 CNRS-INSU, Grenoble INP, IRD, Université Joseph Fourier Grenoble, BP53 F-38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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Seifert D, Engesgaard P. Sand box experiments with bioclogging of porous media: hydraulic conductivity reductions. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2012; 136-137:1-9. [PMID: 22647500 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2012.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Revised: 04/20/2012] [Accepted: 04/26/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Tracer experiments during clogging and de-clogging experiments in a 2D sand box were via an image analysis used to establish a data set on the relation between changes in hydraulic conductivity (K) and relative porosity (β). Clogging appears to create a finger-like tracer transport, which could be caused by an initial heterogeneous distribution of biomass in the sand box. De-clogging occurs at a slower rate possibly due to the presence of inert biomass that is not affected by the starvation conditions by sudden removal of the substrate source. The tracer front was observed to get disturbed closer and closer to the substrate source during the experiments suggesting that the zone of clogging moved upstream. Three clogging models, K(β), from the literature were tested for their ability to describe the temporal changes in clogging at the scale of the sand box; the model of Clement et al. (1996) that makes no assumption on biomass distribution, the plug formation model of Thullner et al. (2002a), and the biofilm-plug formation model of Vandevivere (1995). The plug formation and biofilm-plug formation models both match the observed changes between the hydraulic conductivity of the sand box and the relative porosity. Unfortunately our experiments did not reach low relative porosities where the two models predict different behaviors. The model by Clement et al. (1996) underestimates clogging.
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- Dorte Seifert
- DTU Environment, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
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