The following table shows a brief description of the variables appearing in this tab. The table also displays their default values and their generally acceptable range:
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Variable |
Default Value |
Range |
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○ Sorption (%) |
0.0 |
0-100 |
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○ Water Comp. |
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○ Content (% wt) |
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Symbol Key: ○ User-specified value (always input); ● Calculated value (always output); ◙ Sometimes input, sometimes output
This interface is used by a number of bioreaction operations including:
● Continuous Stoichiometric Photobioreaction
● Stoichiometric Well-Mixed (WM) Aerobic Bio-Oxidation
● Kinetic Well-Mixed (WM) Aerobic Bio-Oxidation
● Stoichiometric Plug-Flow (PF) Aerobic Bio-Oxidation
● Kinetic Plug-Flow (PF) Aerobic Bio-Oxidation
● Stoichiometric Anaerobic Digestion
● Stoichiometric Anoxic Reaction
SuperPro Designer keeps track of the percentage of a component that is adsorbed on the Primary Biomass component using the ‘Extra-Cell %’ term that is displayed on stream dialogs. More specifically, the ‘Extra-Cell %’ term represents the percentage of a component that is in solution while 100 - Extra-Cell% represents the adsorbed portion of a component (the intra-cellular percentage).
Please note that the ‘Sorption %’ specification cannot be set for the primary biomass component and also, for pure components whose ‘Extra-Cell %’ can be specified otherwise. For example, in the Continuous Stoichiometric Photobioreaction operation, if a pure component is specified as product in a reaction that also produces the primary biomass component, then it is possible to specify the ‘Extra-Cell %’ of that pure component through the Reactions tab. In that case, the ‘Sorption %’ value of that component in the liquid product stream will be calculated by the program when you run the M&E balances.