Bioprocess Engineering 2nd Edition by Fikret Kargi,Michael Shuler

Exercise 6

Aerobic degradation of an organic compound by a mixed culture of organisms in waste water
can be represented by the following reaction.
a. Determine a, b, c, d, and e, if

b. Determine the yield coefficients

c. Determine the degree of reductions for the substrate, bacteria, and RQ for the organisms.