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A new dynamical model of biodegradation

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Theory and Practical Issues on Cellular Automata

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A new cellular automata model of the complex set of interacting phenomena which take place in bioremediation is described, which allows to treat a wider set of cases. The model has proven able to accurately describe several experimental data on a pilot plant. The general theory and the C.A. transition function are shown, and an example of the whole framework (fluid dynamics, chemical and biological layer) is analyzed and compared with experimental results.

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  1. Centro Ricerche Ambientali Montecatini, via Ciro Menotti 48, I-48023, Marina di Ravenna(RA), Italy

    Marco Villani, Mariangela Mazzanti, Marco Padovani, Massimo Andretta & Roberto Serra

  2. Dipartimento di Matematica, Università della Calabria, I-87036, Arcavacata(CS), Italy

    Salvatore Di Gregorio, Rocco Rongo & William Spataro

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  1. Marco Villani
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  1. Department of Computer Science, Systems and Communication, University of Milan, 20126, Milan, Italy

    Stefania Bandini

  2. Faculty of Informatics, University of Karlsruhe, Germany

    Thomas Worsch

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Villani, M. et al. (2001). A new dynamical model of biodegradation. In: Bandini, S., Worsch, T. (eds) Theory and Practical Issues on Cellular Automata. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0709-5_19

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