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. 2023 Jun 3;85(7):63. doi: 10.1007/s11538-023-01168-x

Table 7.

Kinetic rate expressions (νk) of the biological processes within the bulk liquid

Process Kinetic rate expression
1 Growth of PH on NO3 ν1=μmax,PHSICKPH,IC+SICSNO3KPH,NO3+SNO3KPH,NH3KPH,NH3+SNH3KPH,O2in,KPH,O2in,+SO2KMinKMin+MI0Iopte(1-I0Iopt)ψPH
2 Growth of PH on NH3 ν2=μmax,PHSICKPH,IC+SICSNH3KPH,NH3+SNH3KPH,O2in,KPH,O2in,+SO2KMinKMin+MI0Iopt,PHe(1-I0Iopt)ψPH
3 Heterotrophic growth of PH ν3=μmax,PHrespSDOCKPH,DOC+SDOCSO2KPH,O2+SO2KPH,IinKPH,Iin+I0KMinKMin+MψPH
4 Aerobic growth of H ν4=μmax,HSDOCKH,DOC+SDOCSNH3KH,NH3+SNH3SO2KH,O2+SO2KMinKMin+MψH
5 Anoxic growth of H ν5=μmax,HSDOCKH,DOC+SDOCSNO3KH,NO3+SNO3SNH3KH,NH3+SNH3KH,O2KH,O2+SO2KMinKMin+MψH
6 Growth of N ν6=μmax,NSICKN,IC+SICSNH3KH,NH3+SNH3SO2KH,O2+SO2KMinKMin+MψN
7 Growth of PHd on NO3 ν7=μmax,PHSICKPH,IC+SICSNO3KPH,NO3+SNO3KPH,NH3KPH,NH3+SNH3KPH,O2in,KPH,O2in,+SO2KMinKMin+MI0Iopte(1-I0Iopt)ψdPH
8 Growth of PHd on NH3 ν8=μmax,PHSICKPH,IC+SICSNH3KPH,NH3+SNH3KPH,O2in,KPH,O2in,+SO2KMinKMin+MI0Iopt,PHe(1-I0Iopt)ψdPH
9 Heterotrophic growth of PHd ν9=μmax,PHrespSDOCKPH,DOC+SDOCSO2KPH,O2+SO2KPH,IinKPH,Iin+I0KMinKMin+MψdPH
10 Aerobic growth of Hd ν10=μmax,HSDOCKH,DOC+SDOCSNH3KH,NH3+SNH3SO2KH,O2+SO2KMinKMin+MψdH
11 Anoxic growth of Hd ν11=μmax,HSDOCKH,DOC+SDOCSNO3KH,NO3+SNO3SNH3KH,NH3+SNH3KH,O2KH,O2+SO2KMinKMin+MψdH
12 Growth of Nd ν12=μmax,NSICKN,IC+SICSNH3KH,NH3+SNH3SO2KH,O2+SO2KMinKMin+MψdN
13 Death of PH ν13=kd,PHψPH
14 Death of H ν14=kd,HψH
15 Death of N ν15=kd,NψN
16 Death of PHd ν16=kd,PHψdPH
17 Death of Hd ν17=kd,HψdH
18 Death of Nd ν18=kd,NψdN
where KPH,O2in,=KO2,maxinSICSO2SICSO2+KRIC/O2