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Decouple redox pairs to manage electron donation and acceptance in half reactions. Set initial composition, pH, and kinetics for optimal microbial reactions. Define constraints and parameters for efficient biomass growth.
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Config → Redox Couples... Decouple redox pairs for electron donating and accepting half reactions.
e− donor e− acceptor Enter initial fluid composition including electron donating and accepting species.
“add” → Fixed → pH “add” → Kinetic → Microbial reaction Go to the Reactants pane to fix pH and enable microbial kinetics.
Enter microbial redox reaction. Enter thermodynamic constraints and kinetic parameters, including: • rate constant • half-saturation constants • initial biomass • growth yield and decay constant • promoting and inhibiting species • ATP threshold energy
Rate is initially biomass limited, but increases until thermodynamic and kinetic limitations develop.