Table 1.

Kinetic parameters for representative hydrocarbon compounds

Compound	μ (h -1 )	K s (g-oil/m 3 )	Y oil (g-cell/g-oil)	Reference
Naphthalene (C10H8)	0.256	0.57	0.4	[26]
1-Methylnaphthalene (C11H10)	0.310	5.3	0.5	[26]
2-Methylnaphthalene (C11H10)	0.240	3.1	0.4	[26]
2-Ethylnaphthalene (C12H12)	0.240	2.7	0.4	[26]
Phenanthrene (C14H10)	0.240	2.2	0.4	[26]
Anthracene (C14H10)	0.240	2.5	0.4	[26]
Pyrene (C16H10)	0.240	0.69	0.4	[26]
Benzene (C6H6)	0.335	3.17	1.04	[41]
Toluene (C7H8)	0.543	1.96	1.22	[41]
Xylene (C8H10)	0.535	4.55	0.25	[41]