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Table 5 Liquid-to-gas mass transfer processes

From: A non-linear model of hydrogen production by Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus for diauxic-like consumption of lignocellulosic sugar mixtures

 

Process↓

H2,g

CO2,g

H2,aq

CO2,aq

Rate (ρ t,j , cmol/L/h)

H2 transfer

1

 

− 1

 

\( \rho_{{t,{\text{H}}_{ 2} }} = k_{L} a_{{{\text{H}}_{ 2} }} \cdot ({\text{H}}_{{2 , {\text{aq}}}} - p_{{{\text{gas,H}}_{ 2} }} \cdot {\text{KH}}_{{{\text{H}}_{ 2} }} ) \)

CO2 transfer

 

1

 

− 1

\( \rho_{{t,{\text{CO}}_{ 2} }} = k_{\text{L}} a_{{{\text{CO}}_{ 2} }} \cdot ({\text{CO}}_{{ 2 , {\text{aq}}}} - p_{{{\text{gas,CO}}_{ 2} }} \cdot {\text{KH}}_{{{\text{CO}}_{ 2} }} ) \)