Model of rate controlling

k (x) (mmol g-1 h-1 barx)

a(x) (barx)

b (x) (barx)

FT-I1

k1 (-1)

(k6K1K2 / k4)1/2 (-1/2)

k31/4(-1/2)

FT-I3

k3 (-1)

(k6K1K2 / k4)1/2 (-1/2)

k31/4(-1/2)

FT-I4

(k4k6K1K2K3)1/2(-1)

(k4K1K2 / k6)1/2 (-1)

k31/4(-1/2)

FT-I5

(k3k6K1K2K4)1/2k31/4(-5/4)

(k6K1K2 / k5K4)1/2k3-1/4(-1/4)

k31/4(-1/2)

FT-II1

k1 (-1)

(K1K2K4 / k3)1/2 (-1/2)

 

FT-II3

(k3k4K1K2)1/2(-3/2)

(K1K2K4 / k3)1/2 (-1/2)

 

FT-III1

k1 (-1)

K1 (-1)

 

FT-III2

k2K1 (-2)

K1 (-1)

 

FT-III3

k2K1K2(-3)

K1 (-1)

 

Table 4: Parameters for the FT kinetic models.