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ENVE 442
BASICS OF MICROBIOLOGY
BASICS OF MICROBIOLOGY
Ha
e ENERGY
&
CARBON (C)
f Cs
FOOD SOURCE
fe + fs = 1
BASICS OF MICROBIOLOGY
Hd + fe Ha + fs Cs
Electron fs value
Acceptor
Oxygen 0.12-0.6 (0.50)
Nitrate 0.1-0.5
Sulfate 0.04-0.2
Carbon dioxide 0.04-0.2
BASICS OF MICROBIOLOGY
Electron donor half reaction Hd
Z = 4a+b-2c-3d
BASICS OF MICROBIOLOGY
Electron acceptor half reactions
Ha
Molecular oxygen
Nitrate
Sulfate
Carbon dioxide
1/4 O2 + H+ + e- 1/2 O2
1/8 NO3- + H+ + 5/6e- 1/12 N2 + 1/2 H2O
1/8 SO42- + H+ + e- S2- + 1/2 H2O
1/8 CO2 + H+ + e- 1/8 CH4 + 1/4 H2O
BASICS OF MICROBIOLOGY
Cell synthesis reactions Cs
(a) Ammonia
(b) Nitrate
OVERALL REACTION:
0.033 C6H6 + 0.125 O2 + 0.025 NH3 0.025 C5H7O2N + 0.075 CO2 +
OVERALL REACTION:
0.033 C6H6 + 0.125 O2 + 0.025 NH3 0.025 C5H7O2N + 0.075 CO2 +
0.05 H20
MW of Benzene = 78 g/mole