Chapter 9: Reaction Mechanisms, Pathways, Bioreactions and Bioreactors

Derive: dM/dt

Overall balance on all polymers (j=1 to ¥ )

 

	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)

Let's look at the first term (1)

 

Let's look at the second term (2 )

Let's look at the third term (3)

Now consider all the terms in brackets

then

 

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