Table 2 Biochemical rate coefficients (\(\alpha _{i,k}\)) of the biological processes within the biofilm
From: A Mathematical Study of Metal Biosorption on Algal–Bacterial Granular Biofilms
\({x_{\textrm{PH}}}\) | \({x_{H}}\) | \({x_{N}}\) | \({x_{\textrm{EPS}}}\) | \({x_{I}}\) | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | \(1-k_{E,\textrm{PH}}\) | \(k_{E,\textrm{PH}}\) | \(\nu _{1}\) | |||
2 | \(1-k_{E,\textrm{PH}}\) | \(k_{E,\textrm{PH}}\) | \(\nu _{2}\) | |||
3 | \(1-k_{E,\textrm{PH}}\) | \(k_{E,\textrm{PH}}\) | \(\nu _{3}\) | |||
4 | \(1-k_{E,H}\) | \(k_{E,H}\) | \(\nu _{4}\) | |||
5 | \(1-k_{E,H}\) | \(k_{E,H}\) | \(\nu _{5}\) | |||
6 | \(1-k_{E,N}\) | \(k_{E,N}\) | \(\nu _{6}\) | |||
7 | \(-1\) | 1 | \(\nu _{7}\) | |||
8 | \(-1\) | 1 | \(\nu _{8}\) | |||
9 | -1 | 1 | \(\nu _{9}\) |