Table 1 Initial conditions and operating parameters used for model calibration.
From: Mathematical modeling of metal recovery from E-waste using a dark-fermentation-leaching process
Parameter | Definition | Unit | IC1 | IC2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
\(S^0_{su}\) | Initial concentration of glucose | kgCOD m\(^{-3}\) | 10 | 10 |
\(S^0_{bu}\) | Initial concentration of butyric acid | kgCOD m\(^{-3}\) | 0 | 0 |
\(S^0_{ac}\) | Initial concentration of acetic acid | kgCOD m\(^{-3}\) | 0 | 0 |
\(S^0_{H_2}\) | Initial concentration of hydrogen | kgCOD m\(^{-3}\) | 0 | 0 |
\(S^0_{IC}\) | Initial concentration of inorganic carbon | kmol m\(^{-3}\) | 0.1 | 0.1 |
\(S^0_{IN}\) | Initial concentration of inorganic nitrogen | kmol m\(^{-3}\) | 0.06 | 0.06 |
\(S^0_{bu^-}\) | Initial concentration of butyrate | kgCOD m\(^{-3}\) | 0 | 0 |
\(S^0_{ac^-}\) | Initial concentration of acetate | kgCOD m\(^{-3}\) | 0 | 0 |
\(S^0_{HCO_3^-}\) | Initial concentration of bicarbonate | kmol m\(^{-3}\) | 0 | 0 |
\(S^0_{NH_3}\) | Initial concentration of ammonia | kmol m\(^{-3}\) | 0 | 0 |
\(X^0_{su}\) | Initial concentration of sugar fermenters | kgCOD m\(^{-3}\) | 5 | 5 |
\(S^0_{gas,H_2}\) | Initial concentration of hydrogen gas | kgCOD m\(^{-3}\) | 0 | 0 |
\(S^0_{gas,CO_2}\) | Initial concentration of carbon dioxide gas | kmol m\(^{-3}\) | 0 | 0 |
\(M_{liq}^0\) | Initial concentration of metal in liquid form | kg m\(^{-3}\) | 0 | 0 |
\(M(t_{W})\) | Metal concentration added to the bioreactor at \(t_{W}\) | kg m\(^{-3}\) | 6.5 | 6.5 |
\(t_{W}\) | Addition time of E-waste | d | 0 | 8 |
