ABSTRACT
Solubilization of Particulate and High Molecular Weight Organic Matter. As might be anticipated from the discussion in Section 3.5, relatively little work has been done on the effects of temperature on the hydrolysis of particulate substrate. However, because it is an enzymatic step, the hydrolysis coefficient, kh, is likely to rise as the temperature is increased. From comparison of experimental data to simulation results from a complex system model, van Haandel et al. 123 concluded that a u value of 38.8 kJ/mole (C = 0.058 °c-1, 0 = 1.060) was appropriate for both aerobic and anoxic environments. No information was given for the effect of temperature on Kx, the half-saturation coefficient for hydrolysis.
