Table 2.

Biochemical rate coefficients (${\alpha }_{i,k}$) of the biological processes within the biofilm

	$x_{\text{PH}}$	$x_H$	$x_N$	$x_{\text{EPS}}$	$x_I$	Rate
1	$1-k_{E,\text{PH}}$			$k_{E,\text{PH}}$		${\nu }_1$
2	$1-k_{E,\text{PH}}$			$k_{E,\text{PH}}$		${\nu }_2$
3	$1-k_{E,\text{PH}}$			$k_{E,\text{PH}}$		${\nu }_3$
4		$1-k_{E,H}$		$k_{E,H}$		${\nu }_4$
5		$1-k_{E,H}$		$k_{E,H}$		${\nu }_5$
6			$1-k_{E,N}$	$k_{E,N}$		${\nu }_6$
7	$-1$				1	${\nu }_7$
8		$-1$			1	${\nu }_8$
9			-1		1	${\nu }_9$