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Validity of Monod kinetics at different sludge ages – Peptone biodegradation under aerobic conditions
Authors:Derin Orhon  Emine Ubay Cokgor  Guclu Insel  Ozlem Karahan  Tugce Katipoglu
Institution:aTurkish Academy of Sciences, Piyade Sokak No. 27, 06550, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey;bEnvironmental Engineering Department, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469, Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract:The study presented an evaluation of the effect of culture history (sludge age) on the growth kinetics of a mixed culture grown under aerobic conditions. It involved an experimental setup where a lab-scale sequencing batch reactor was operated at steady-state at two different sludge ages (θX) of 2 and 10 days. The system sustained a mixed culture fed with a synthetic substrate mainly consisting of peptone. The initial concentration of substrate COD was selected around 500 mg COD/L. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) storage occurred to a limited extent, around 30 mg COD/L for θX = 10 days and 15 mg COD/L for θX = 2 days. Evaluation of the experimental data based on calibration of two different models provided consistent and reliable evidence for a variable Monod kinetics where the maximum specific growth rate, was assessed as 6.1/day for θX = 2 days and 4.1/day for θX = 10 days. A similar variability was also applicable for the hydrolysis and storage kinetics. The rate of storage was significantly lower than the levels reported in the literature, exhibiting the ability of the microorganisms to regulate their metabolic mechanisms for adjusting the rate of microbial growth and storage competing for the same substrate. This adjustment evidently resulted in case-specific, variable kinetics both for microbial growth and substrate storage.
Keywords:Aerobic growth  Biodegradation  Modeling  Monod kinetics  Substrate storage
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