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To permit interpretation and evaluation of geomicrobial processes occurring in reservoirs, a model was developed that incorporates the salient features of pathways for major chemical species of interest in reservoir. The model, REDROX, includes an anaerobic stage that evolves reduced chemical species in the stepwise manner characteristic of natural systems. This is followed by an aerobic stage that oxidizes the reduced chemical species produced by the first stage. Measures for obtaining rate coefficients suitable for use in the model are considered, and representative data for each of the stages are presented. Interpretation and evaluation of the information obtained using these rate coefficients are discussed.
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Gunnison, D., Brannon, J.M., Chen, R.L. (1985). Modeling geomicrobial processes in reservoirs. In: Gunnison, D. (eds) Microbial Processes in Reservoirs. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5514-1_9
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