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Bioleaching: Monod Growth & Shrinking-Core Ore Extraction (2D)

2D bioleaching lab: a Monod-kinetics bacterial population oxidizes sulfide ore particles that shrink under a reaction-controlled shrinking-core model, with pH and temperature response curves and a live metal-recovery chart.

Molecular Biology2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

This 2D companion drives the same acidophilic bioleaching process as the 3D heap through explicit bioprocess-engineering math instead of a scene to orbit: a Monod-kinetics population of iron/sulfur-oxidizing bacteria grows logistically on the exposed surface area of a charge of ore particles, each particle shrinks under a reaction-controlled shrinking-core model whose rate depends on pH, temperature and the current biofilm density, and a live chart tracks cumulative metal recovery against bacterial population so the feedback between microbial growth and mineral dissolution is directly visible.

⚙ Under the hood

2D bioleaching lab with Monod-kinetics bacterial growth, Gaussian pH/temperature response functions, and a reaction-controlled shrinking-core model driving per-particle metal extraction, plotted live against a bacterial-population curve.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install