Table 2.

PHA accumulation yields and kinetic parameters.

Experiment Label	${\mathit{f}}_{\mathit{A}\mathit{c}}$ Consumed (mol HAc/mol VFA)	${\mathit{f}}_{\mathit{P}\mathit{r}}$ Consumed (mol HPr/mol VFA)	%PHA Plateau (gPHA/gVSS)	%3HV (mol 3HV/mol PHA) at 20 h	YPHA/S (gCOD PHA/gCOD VFA)	YX/S (gCOD X/gCOD VFA)	μmax (h−1)	Final X/X0 (gCOD/gCOD)	$-{\mathit{q}}_{\mathit{S}\mathit{m}\mathit{a}\mathit{x}}$ (Cmol VFA/Cmol X·h)	${\mathit{q}}_{\mathit{P}\mathit{H}\mathit{A}\mathit{m}\mathit{a}\mathit{x}}$ (Cmol PHA/Cmol X·h)
Exp 1	1.0	0	0.56 ± 0.04	0	0.48 ± 0.02	0.17 ± 0.03	0.27 ± 0.03	2.20	0.75	0.33
Exp 1′	1.0	0	0.48 ± 0.06	0	0.38 ± 0.04	0.15 ± 0.01	0.21 ± 0.02	2.28	0.80	0.36
Exp 2	0	1.0	0.40 ± 0.04	74	0.31 ± 0.03	0.16 ± 0.03	0.18 ± 0.02	2.13	0.33	0.11
Exp 2′	0	1.0	0.48 ± 0.03	80	0.40 ± 0.07	0.18 ± 0.03	0.13 ± 0.02	2.09	0.33	0.18
Exp 3	0.64	0.36	0.48 ± 0.06	40	0.39 ± 0.03	0.17 ± 0.05	0.35 ± 0.05	1.88	0.63	0.19
Exp 3′	0.64	0.36	0.52 ± 0.03	42	0.45 ± 0.03	0.12 ± 0.05	0.27 ± 0.05	1.75	0.40	0.19
Exp 4	0.72	0.28	0.59 ± 0.03	34	0.52 ± 0.03	0.18 ± 0.02	0.22 ± 0.02	3.08	0.37	0.23
Exp 4′	0.64	0.36	0.52 ± 0.06	36	0.49 ± 0.03	0.20 ± 0.02	0.19 ± 0.02	1.98	0.45	0.20

All data in table recorded as ± 95% confidence interval where possible.