Table 2.

Calculed kinetic parameters for different initial concentrations of inoculum (pH = 6.5, T = 30°C, and 1.79 mmol of methane).

Parameter	Initial Cellular Concentration of Inoculum (g.L-1)
	0.0208	0.0481	0.0700	0.1493
mx (h-1)	0.0691	0.0407	0.0324	0.0209
YX/S(theoretical) (gcells/gCH4)	1.014	0.9660	0.9279	0.7897
YX/S(process) (gcells/gCH4)	0.8878	0.7762	0.6830	0.3261
h (%)	87.84	80.54	73.73	41.38
Qp (10-3g/L.h)	2.3448	2.8410	2.7732	1.7632