Table 1.

Kinetic and thermodynamic parameters for the aerobic functional groups.

Aerobic system
Functional group	Kinetic parameters				References
	μmax (mol · L−1 h−1)	Ks-O2 (mol · L−1)	Ks— NH3/NO2 (mol · L−1)	kdecay (h−1)
AOB	0.032	9.38·10−7	2.11·10−6	0.01	Picioreanu et al., 2016
Anabolic reaction	0.9 NH3 + HCO3−+ H+ → CH1.8O0.5N0.2 + 0.7 HNO2 + 1.1 H2O
Catabolic reaction	NH3 + 1.5 O2 → NO2−+ H+ + H2O
NOB	0.031	1.88·10−6	3.94·10−9	0.088	Picioreanu et al., 2016
Anabolic reaction	2.9 HNO2 + ${\text{HCO}}_3^{-}$ + H+ → CH1.8O0.5N0.2 + 2.7 HNO3 + 0.2 H2O
Catabolic reaction	NO2−+ 0.5 O2 → NO3−
	Thermodynamic parameters
Functional group	ΔG formation (kJ/Cmole-X)	ΔG dissipation (kJ/C-moleX)	Calculated Yield (C-mole-X/mole-eDonor)
AOB	–67	–3,500	0.155		Heijnen et al., 1992
NOB	–67	–3,500	0.077		Heijnen et al., 1992