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Experimental Study of Biodegradation of Ethanol and Toluene Vapors

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Biomass, substrate<br />

concentrations, g/L<br />

1.2<br />

1 S<br />

0.8<br />

0.6<br />

0.4<br />

0.2<br />

0<br />

r ATP<br />

0.025<br />

0.02<br />

0.015<br />

X 0.01<br />

0.005<br />

0<br />

0 5 10 15<br />

ATP Consumption, mol/L-h<br />

Time, h<br />

Figure 5-13(c). Prediction <strong>of</strong> ATP consumption rate for batch growth on benzyl alcohol<br />

at initial concentration <strong>of</strong> 1g/L<br />

The carbon nutrient affects oxygen dem<strong>and</strong> in a major way, i.e. the oxygen<br />

dem<strong>and</strong> varies with different carbon sources. For instance, the oxygen dem<strong>and</strong> for<br />

growth on benzyl alcohol is higher than that for growth on ethanol due to the magnitude<br />

<strong>of</strong> the theoretical yield term<br />

Y o2<br />

(0.644 for ethanol, 0.585 for benzyl alcohol, derivation<br />

<strong>of</strong> the equations are given in Appendix D).<br />

5.6 Theoretical Prediction <strong>of</strong> Continuous Operation<br />

5.6.1 Theoretical Prediction <strong>of</strong> Steady State Continuous Removal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ethanol</strong><br />

In continuous operation, the biomass concentration can be represented by:<br />

dC<br />

dt<br />

x<br />

= D C<br />

,<br />

− C ) + μC<br />

(5-60)<br />

(<br />

x 0<br />

x<br />

x<br />

where D is dilution rate (= F/V R ), which is the reciprocal <strong>of</strong> the residence time. μ is the<br />

specific growth rate (h -1 ).<br />

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