TABLE II.

Parameters used in the Monod bioreactor model [see Eqs. (8) and (9)].

Symbol	Definition	Value
${\mu }_{\text{max}}$	maximum specific growth rate	0.86 h−1
$K_{x_2}$	half-saturation constant	0.0138 kg/m3
$Y_{x_1{x}_2}$	biomass growth yield	1.28
$k_{\mathrm{d}}$	biomass decay rate	3 × 10−2 h−1