Lesson 5: Microbe-mediated Redox Reactions

Overview

In this lesson we will learn about the thermodynamics and kinetics of microbe-mediated redox reactions, the biogeochemical redox ladder in natural systems, and setting up microbe-mediated reactions in well-mixed batch reactors.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

• Understand the general principles of microbe-mediated redox reactions, including microbial energetics and thermodynamics that determine the order of microbe-mediated reactions;
• Use microbial energetics to write reaction equations with microbial biomass as reaction products;
• Understand Monod rate laws and key parameters that control rates of microbe-mediated reactions;
• Set up simulations in CrunchFlow for microbe-mediated reactions in well-mixed reactors.

Learning Roadmap

Questions?

If you have any questions, please post them to our Questions? discussion forum (not e-mail), located in Canvas. The TA and I will check that discussion forum daily to respond. While you are there, feel free to post your own responses if you, too, are able to help out a classmate.