exactly.the microbial mass that goes in will consume the organics and will transform to more biomass.
total organics in = organics consumed for growth + unconsumed organics + organics consumed for maintenance
an estimation of the bio-molecules before and after certain intervals of time will give an idea for your query.
Hello Razieh, you may want to have a look at the methods of biochemical characterization presented in there publications:
Colorimetric method for determination of sugars and related substances. M Dubois, Ka Gilles, Jk Hamilton, Pa Rebers, F Smith . 1956. Anal Chem 28 350-356.
Protein Measurement with Folin-Phenol Reagent. Lowry et al. 1959. Biochemistry 193(1)
You can apply these to your substrate as well as your reactor effluent. It gives you an idea of how much carbohydrates and proteins have been consumed. But please keep in mind the biomass growth of the microbial consotria.
Dear Marvin and Anbarasan
Thank you very much for your answers. You helped me alot.
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