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Macroscopic Thermodynamics and the Description of Growth and Product Formation in Microorganisms J. A. ROELS Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Central Organization for Applied Scientific Research, T.N.O., P.O. Box 108, 3700 A C ZEIST, The Netherlands
From the point of view of macroscopic thermodynamics living organisms are energy transducers c o n v e r t i n g a source of energy,e.g. chemical substances or photons, i n t o other forms o f energy. As such they are subject to the c o n s t r a i n t s posed by the first and second laws o f thermodynamics. As micro organisms are open systems and as such e x i s t i n a s t a t e o u t s i d e e q u i l i b r i u m , n o n - e q u i l i b r i u m thermo dynamics provide the p e r f e c t v e h i c l e f o r a first approach to the d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e i r behaviour. The concept o f the thermodynamic e f f i c i e n c y of growth i s developed and it is shown t h a t , as a r u l e of thumb, the maximum observed e f f i c i e n c i e s are about 0.65 i r r e s p e c t i v e the nature of the energy supplying process. A number of notable exceptions are shown to be most probably caused by l i m i t a t i o n s other than a v a i l a b l e energy. The nature o f growth and product formation i s discussed i n terms o f the c o u p l i n g o f the transformation of a given amount of substrate energy i n t o biomass energy to the energy obtained from a flow of e l e c t r o n s to a l e v e l of high to a l e v e l of low energy. The treatment i s shown to r e s u l t i n a r e l i a b l e r u l e of thumb f o r a first estimate o f the order of magnitude of the growth y i e l d o f an organism feeding on a given energy supplying t r a n s f o r m a t i o n process.
The b i o s p h e r e o n e a r t h i s , t h e r m o d y n a m i c a l l y s p e a k i n g , i n a c e r t a i n s e n s e an o p e n s y s t e m . I t r e c e i v e s e n e r g y f r o m t h e s u n i n t h e f o r m o f r a d i a t i o n . The e n e r g y o f t h e p h o t o n s r e a c h i n g e a r t h i s , i n p a r t , converted t o chemical energy i n a process c a l l e d 0097-6156/83/0207Ό295$08.00/0 © 1983 American Chemical Society
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p h o t o s y n t h e s i s . F o r the l a r g e r p a r t t h i s energy takes the form o f c a r b o h y d r a t e s , e.g. s u g a r s , s t a r c h e s and c e l l u l o s i c s . The components o f t h e b i o m a s s o f t h e p r i m a r y p r o d u c e r s a r e t h e s t a r t i n g p o i n t o f a wide v a r i e t y o f t r a n s f o r m a t i o n s , which takes p l a c e under c a t a l y t i c a c t i o n o f l i v i n g organisms. As a f i n a l r e s u l t t h e s o l a r e n e r g y i s c o n v e r t e d t o l e s s energy r i c h forms o f r a d i a t i o n w h i c h t r a n s p o r t energy t o o u t e r space o r i s used t o d e c r e a s e t h e e n t r o p y o f t h e b i o s p h e r e . The r e a s o n i n g d e v e l o p e d above shows t h a t t h e b i o s p h e r e i s a s y s t e m , w h i c h i s s u b j e c t t o a f l o w o f e n e r g y . The e n e r g y e n t e r s t h e s y s t e m a t a l o w e n t r o p y l e v e l and l e a v e s i t a t a s u b s t a n t i a l l y h i g h e r e n t r o p y l e v e l . As s u c h t h e b i o s p h e r e c a n m a i n t a i n a s t a t e w i t h a n e n t r o p y l o w e r t h a n t h e maximum c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o t h e r m o d y n a m i c e q u i l i b r i u m and p r o c e s s e s known as " l i f e " r e s u l t (J_). A s i n g l e organism o r a s p e c i e s f e e d i n g on a g i v e n energy s u p p l y i n g p r o c e s s e x i s t s i n much t h e same p o s i t i o n as t h e b i o s p h e r e as a w h o l e . I t i s an open s y s t e m t h r o u g h w h i c h e n e r g y f l o w s f r o m a low e n t r o p y s t a t e , e.g. c h e m i c a l e n e r g y s t o r e d i n compounds more r e d u c e d t h a n C 0 , t o a h i g h e n t r o p y s t a t e , e.g. h e a t a t a l o w t e m p e r a t u r e l e v e l . As a r e s u l t t h e o r g a n i s m s c a n m a i n t a i n a s t a t e o u t s i d e t h e r m o d y n a m i c e q u i l i b r i u m and c a n continue performing the processes c h a r a c t e r i s t i c f o r t h e i r " l i f e " . As o r g a n i s m s a r e s y s t e m s w h i c h e x i s t o u t s i d e t h e r m o d y n a m i c e q u i l i b r i u m and i r r e v e r s i b l e p r o c e s s e s a r e t a k i n g p l a c e , t h e f o r m a l i s m o f thermodynamics of i r r e v e r s i b l e p r o c e s s e s c o n s t i t u t e s the l o g i c a l v e h i c l e t o t r e a t t h e i r b e h a v i o u r . I n the p r e s e n t a r t i c l e t h e f o r m a l i s m w i l l be b r i e f l y s u m m a r i z e d f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f i t s a p p l i c a t i o n t o m i c r o o r g a n i s m s engaged i n g r o w t h and p r o d u c t f o r m a t i o n . F o r a more t h o r o u g h t r e a t m e n t o f t h e b a s i c f o r m a l i s m t h e r e a d e r i s r e f e r r e d t o t h e s t a n d a r d t e x t s ( 2 - 4 ) and e a r l i e r w o r k o f t h e p r e s e n t a u t h o r ( 5 , 6^). 2
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For t h e purpose o f the present a n a l y s i s o f m i c r o b i a l metabolism, a g i v e n amount o f m i c r o o r g a n i s m s i s c o n s i d e r e d t o be an e n e r g y t r a n s d u c e r . I t i s s c h e m a t i c a l l y r e p r e s e n t e d i n f i g . 1. The s y s t e m e x c h a n g e s c h e m i c a l e n e r g y and h e a t w i t h t h e e n v i r o n m e n t . F o r s i m p l i c i t y ' s s a k e t h e c a s e o f p r o c e s s e s i n v o l v i n g radiâtional e n e r g y i s e x c l u d e d . The b a s i c f o r m a l i s m , h o w e v e r , c a n be e a s i l y extended t o i n c l u d e these s i t u a t i o n s . The s t a t e o f t h e s y s t e m c a n be c h a r a c t e r i z e d by a number o f e x t e n s i v e q u a n t i t i e s ; t h e s e s p e c i f y t h e amount o f t h e v a r i o u s c h e m i c a l s u b s t a n c e s and t h e amount o f e n e r g y p r e s e n t i n t h e s y s t e m . F o r e a c h e x t e n s i v e q u a n t i t y , w h i c h c a n be a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e s y s t e m , a b a l a n c e e q u a t i o n c a n be f o r m u l a t e d ; i t e x p r e s s e s t h e a c c u m u l a t i o n o f t h e q u a n t i t y i n s i d e t h e s y s t e m as t h e sum o f t h e c h a n g e s o f i t s amount due t o t r a n s f o r m a t i o n and t r a n s p o r t p r o c e s s e s r e s p e c t i v e l y . M a t h e m a t i c a l l y t h i s c a n be e x p r e s s e d a s :
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Figure 1. An open system for macroscopic analysis. It exchanges chemical sub stances and heat with the environment. The flow of chemical substances, Φι, is characterized by the elemental composition and the partial enthalpy of the chemical substances.
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I n t h e f o r m u l a t i o n o f eqn. (1) i t i s assumed t h a t t h e volume and t h e s u r f a c e a r e a o f t h e s y s t e m do n o t change. I n t h e p r e s e n t a r t i c l e t h e d i s c u s s i o n w i l l be r e s t r i c t e d t o s y s t e m s i n a s t a t i o n a r y s t a t e , i . e . systems f o r which the time d e r i v a t i v e a p p e a r i n g a t t h e l e f t hand s i d e o f eqn. (1) has become z e r o . I n s u c h a c a s e eqn. (1) c a n be s i m p l i f i e d t o : (2) V W i t h r e s p e c t t o the t r a n s f o r m a t i o n p r o c e s s e s open to a g i v e n n o n - e q u i l i b r i u m system the e x t e n s i v e q u a n t i t i e s c h a r a c t e r i z i n g t h e s y s t e m can be d i s t i n g u i s h e d i n t o two g r o u p s : c o n s e r v e d and non-conserved q u a n t i t i e s . S o - c a l l e d conserved q u a n t i t i e s cannot be p r o d u c e d o r consumed i n t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n p r o c e s s e s o p e n t o a g i v e n s y s t e m . T h e r e f o r e , t h e f i r s t t e r m a t t h e r i g h t hand s i d e of eqn. (1) i s n e c e s s a r i l y z e r o and eqn. (2) c a n be s i m p l y w r i t t e n as : (3)
E q u a t i o n (2) e x p r e s s e s t h e f a c t t h a t f o r e a c h c o n s e r v e d q u a n t i t y t h e t r a n s p o r t t o a s y s t e m i n s t a t i o n a r y s t a t e must e x a c t l y match t r a n s p o r t from t h a t system. For a non-conserved q u a n t i t y such s i m p l i f i c a t i o n i s not p o s s i b l e . The a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e f o r m a l m a c r o s c o p i c t h e o r y t o t r a n s f o r m a t i o n p r o c e s s e s i n o p e n s y s t e m s i s b a s e d on t h e f o r m u l a t i o n o f b a l a n c e e q u a t i o n s f o r a number o f c o n s e r v e d q u a n t i t i e s and an a d d i t i o n a l t h e r m o d y n a m i c c o n s t r a i n t a l l o w i n g t h e f o r m u l a t i o n of a u s e f u l e f f i c i e n c y measure. The e l e m e n t a l b a l a n c e e q u a t i o n s . In m i c r o b i a l conversion p r o c e s s e s t h e amounts o f t h e v a r i o u s a t o m i c s p e c i e s a r e c o n s e r v e d . T h i s o b s e r v a t i o n r e s u l t s i n the f o r m u l a t i o n of e l e m e n t a l balance e q u a t i o n s . U s i n g eqn. (3) t h e e l e m e n t a l b a l a n c e e q u a t i o n f o r a t o m i c s p e c i e s j c a n , a g a i n a s s u m i n g a s t a t i o n a r y s t a t e , be e x p r e s s e d as ( 5 , 6 ) : η Σ Φ.«*. .= 0 i-i 1
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I n e q n . ( 4 ) Φ. s t a n d s f o r t h e n e t m o l a r f l o w o f compound i t o t h e s y s t e m , e. . s t a n d s f o r t h e number o f m o l e s o f a t o m i c s p e c i e s j i n one m J l e o f compound i . E q u a t i o n s o f t h e t y p e o f eqn. ( 4 ) p r o v i d e one c o n s t r a i n t t o t h e n e t exchange f l o w s f o r e a c h atomic species considered. The thermodynamic c o n s t r a i n t s . The a p p l i c a t i o n o f n o n - e q u i l i b r i u m thermodynamics t o t r a n s f o r m a t i o n p r o c e s s e s i s based on t h e f o r m u l a t i o n o f two b a s i c b a l a n c e e q u a t i o n s . The f i r s t o n e , a b a l a n c e e q u a t i o n f o r e n e r g y , c a n , by v i r t u e o f t h e f a c t t h a t the f i r s t l a w o f t h e r m o d y n a m i c s a s s u r e s e n e r g y t o be a c o n s e r v e d q u a n t i t y i n any s y s t e m , f o r a s y s t e m i n s t a t i o n a r y s t a t e be expressed as: Φ
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Equation ( 7 ) i n t r o d u c e s one new unknown f l o w , t h e h e a t f l o w Φ^, and one a d d i t i o n a l c o n s t r a i n t , hence t h e t o t a l number o f unknown f l o w s does n o t change by t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e f i r s t l a w o f thermodynamics. A second r e s t r i c t i v e e q u a t i o n r e s u l t s from t h e b a l a n c e e q u a t i o n f o r e n t r o p y . F o r a system i n s t a t i o n a r y s t a t e the b a l a n c e equation f o r entropy r e s u l t s i n the f o l l o w i n g expression:
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The e n e r g y and e n t r o p y c o n t e n t o f c h e m i c a l s u b s t a n c e s . The t h e r m o d y n a m i c t h e o r y o u t l i n e d above c a n , i n p r i n c i p l e , be s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d l y a p p l i e d t o t h e d e s c r i p t i o n o f m i c r o b i a l growth and p r o d u c t f o r m a t i o n . I n o r d e r t o p e r f o r m s u c h an a n a l y s i s , t h e r m o d y n a m i c d a t a a r e needed r e g a r d i n g t h e compounds w h i c h a r e exchanged w i t h t h e environment, i . e . t h e p a r t i a l molar e n t h a l p i e s
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and e n t r o p i e s o f t h e compounds i n v o l v e d i n t h e p r o c e s s e s i n t h e s y s t e m need t o be known. I n p r i n c i p l e t h e p a r t i a l m o l a r q u a n t i t i e s , e n t h a l p y a s w e l l as e n t r o p y , a r e f u n c t i o n s o f t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n s o f e a c h and e v e r y c h e m i c a l compound p r e s e n t , i . e . d e f i n i t e v a l u e s c a n n o t be a t t r i b u t e d t o a s i n g l e compound. I n the approximation t o the e n e r g e t i c s o f m i c r o b i a l growth presented h e r e , i d e a l i t y o f t h e m i x t u r e o f compounds i n v o l v e d w i l l be assumed. T h i s i m p l i e s t h e p a r t i a l m o l a r t h e r m o d y n a m i c q u a n t i t i e s to be e q u a l t o t h e s p e c i f i c m o l a r q u a n t i t i e s , t h e s e l a t t e r q u a n t i t i e s depend o n i n t e n s i v e v a r i a b l e s l i k e t e m p e r a t u r e and p r e s s u r e and t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f t h e compound c o n s i d e r e d o n l y . To a good d e g r e e o f a p p r o x i m a t i o n , e n t h a l p y c a n , a t a g i v e n t e m p e r a t u r e and p r e s s u r e , be assumed i n d e p e n d e n t o f t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f t h e compound u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n . The f r e e e n t h a l p y i s , h o w e v e r , by v i r t u e o f t h e e n t r o p y c o n t r i b u t i o n t o t h a t q u a n t i t y ( e q n . 1 3 ) , d e f i n i t e l y c o n c e n t r a t i o n d e p e n d e n t . The f o l l o w i n g relationship holds: g
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i n w h i c h g? i s t h e f r e e e n t h a l p y a t a g i v e n t e m p e r a t u r e and p r e s s u r e and u n i t c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f t h e compound, w h i c h i s c a l l e d standard free enthalpy. C. i s t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f compound i . As a f i r s t a p p r o a c h s t a n d a r d q u a n t i t i e s , i . e . a s s u m i n g u n i t c o n c e n t r a t i o n s , w i l l be u s e d i n t h e p r e s e n t e v a l u a t i o n o f g r o w t h and product formation. One f u r t h e r c o n v e n i e n t c o n v e n t i o n needs t o be d i s c u s s e d . E n e r g y , and hence a l s o d e r i v e d q u a n t i t i e s l i k e e n t h a l p y and f r e e e n t h a l p y , c a n n o t be a t t r i b u t e d a d e f i n i t e v a l u e ; i t s m a g n i t u d e c a n o n l y be d e f i n e d w i t h r e s p e c t t o a g i v e n r e f e r e n c e s t a t e w h i c h i s a t t r i b u t e d a zero energy l e v e l . A convenient r e f e r e n c e s t a t e f o r t h e e v a l u a t i o n o f g r o w t h and p r o d u c t f o r m a t i o n i n m i c r o o r g a n i s m s i s o b t a i n e d i f C 0 , H 0 , 0 and N a r e a s s i g n e d a z e r o e n e r g y l e v e l . The e n e r g y o f a compound t h u s becomes e q u a l t o i t s e n e r g y o f c o m b u s t i o n t o C 0 , H 0 and N . T h i s c o n v e n t i o n c a n be m o t i v a t e d by t h e f a c t t h a t m i c r o o r g a n i s m s c a n u n d e r no c i r c u m stances d e r i v e u s e f u l energy from processes i n which o n l y C 0 , H 0 , 0 and N a r e i n v o l v e d . The m o l a r f r e e e n t h a l p i e s and e n t h a l p i e s _ o f c o m b u s t i o n a t s t a n d a r d c o n d i t i o n s w i l l be termed Ag°. and A h , r e s p e c t i v e l y . ^ From e q n . (7) i t i s c l e a r t h a t t h e e n f n a l p y o f c o m b u s t i o n , A h ° ^ , equals t h e heat o f combustion. The f r e e e n t h a l p y o f c o m b u s t i o n , A g . , i s m a r k e d l y d e p e n d e n t on t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n s o f t h e r e a c t a n t s i n v o l v e d ( e q n . ( 1 4 ) ) and most b i o l o g i c a l p r o c e s s e s t a k e p l a c e i n aquous s o l u t i o n s a t a h y d r o g e n i o n c o n c e n t r a t i o n c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o a pH o f 7 r a t h e r t h a n a t u n i t c o n c e n t r a t i o n o f t h e H - i o n , c o r r e s p o n d i n g t o a pH o f z e r o . The f r e e e n t h a l p i e s o f c o m b u s t i o n t o l i q u i d w a t e r , t h e HC0 i o n (the p r e d o m i n a n t f o r m i n w h i c h C 0 e x i s t s a t a pH o f 7) and N a t a pH o f 7 c a n t h u s be c o n s i d e r e d more r e l e v a n t t o b i o l o g i c a l 9
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t r a n s f o r m a t i o n s . The f r e e e n t h a l p y o f c o m b u s t i o n u n d e r t h e s e c o n d i t i o n s w i l l be i n d i c a t e d A g ! . The e n t h a l p y o f c o m b u s t i o n i s h a r d l y a f f e c t e d by t h e pH. T^e f r e e e n t h a l p i e s and e n t h a l p i e s o f c o m b u s t i o n a r e known t o obey r e g u l a r i t i e s ( 6 , 8 ) . T h e s e c a n be t r e a t e d u s i n g t h e c o n c e p t o f t h e d e g r e e o f r e d u c t i o n a s i n t r o d u c e d by M i n k e v i c h and E r o s h i n (_7) and e x t e n d e d and g e n e r a l i z e d by t h e p r e s e n t a u t h o r ( 5 , 6 ) . The g e n e r a l i z e d d e g r e e o f r e d u c t i o n , γ., o f a compound w i t h r e s p e c t t o m o l e c u l a r n i t r o g e n i s d e f i n e d by: Downloaded by UNIV OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA on April 15, 2013 | http://pubs.acs.org Publication Date: January 18, 1983 | doi: 10.1021/bk-1983-0207.ch013
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t i o n t o t h e f r e e e n t h a l p y o f c o m b u s t i o n a t a pH o f 7, T A s , was a l s o c a l c u l a t e d . T h e s e v a l u e s a r e p l o t t e d as a f u n c t i o n o? t h e d e g r e e o f r e d u c t i o n i n f i g . 3. The f e a t u r e s o f f i g s . 2 and 3 a r e s e e n t o be v e r y much a l i k e , e x c e p t f o r t h e a c i d s , w h i c h have a m a r k e d l y h i g h e r T A s a t a pH o f 7, i . e . t h e i r f r e e e n t h a l p y o f c o m b u s t i o n i s îower a t t h a t pH. T h i s d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n s t a n d a r d c o n d i t i o n s and a s i t u a t i o n i n w h i c h t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n s d i f f e r f r o m u n i t y , e.g. a t a pH o f 7, i s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c f o r a l i m i t a t i o n o f t h e use o f s t a n d a r d f r e e e n t h a l p y changes i n t h e a n a l y s i s o f p r o c e s s e s , where t h e c o n c e n t r a t i o n s a t t h e l o c a l e o f t h e p r o c e s s may d i f f e r f r o m u n i t y : t h e Ag° v a l u e s c a n o n l y be a p p l i e d t o an a p p r o x i m a t e a n a l y s i s . F o r d e t a i l e d c o n s i d e r a t i o n s the A g v a l u e s at the c o n c e n t r a t i o n s at the l o c a l e o f e n e r g y g e n e r a t i o n a r e n e e d e d . S t i l l , as w i l l be shown, t h e approximate analyses g r e a t l y c o n t r i b u t e to the understanding of m i c r o b i a l energetics.
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w i l l now be shown. F i g u r e 5 shows t h e s y s t e m and t h e exchange f l o w s f o r t h i s c a s e . The e l e m e n t a r y c o m p o s i t i o n s and t h e h e a t s o f c o m b u s t i o n o f t h e compounds exchanged w i t h t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a r e i n d i c a t e d . A e r o b i c g r o w t h i s f o r t h e p r e s e n t a n a l y s i s assumed t o i n v o l v e u p t a k e o f a n i t r o g e n s o u r c e , a c a r b o n s o u r c e and o x y g e n and t r a n s p o r t t o t h e e n v i r o n m e n t o f c a r b o n d i o x i d e , w a t e r and new b i o m a s s . The b i o m a s s i s assumed t o be one compound, w h i c h c a n be c h a r a c t e r i z e d f u l l y by i t s e l e m e n t a l c o m p o s i t i o n . As t h e e n t h a l p y as w e l l as t h e f r e e e n t h a l p y o f c o m b u s t i o n , i . e . t h e e n t h a l p y and f r e e e n t h a l p y c o n t e n t w i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e r e f e r e n c e s t a t e adopted i n t h e p r e s e n t a n a l y s i s , i s zero f o r oxygen, carbon d i o x i d e and w a t e r , i t i s e a s i l y u n d e r s t o o d t h a t t h e thermodynamic e f f i c i e n c y c a n be d e f i n e d a s f o l l o w s : Φ Ag° n'th . u
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A n o t h e r u s e f u l e f f i c i e n c y measure i s t h e s o - c a l l e d e n t h a l p y e f f i c i e n c y o f g r o w t h , η^, i t i s by a n a l o g y o b t a i n e d i f t h e Ag°. i n eqn. (20) a r e r e p l a c e d by t h e r e s p e c t i v e A h . . As was alreaày i n d i c a t e d t h e e n t h a l p y e f f i c i e n c y does n o t have t h e f u n d a m e n t a l p r o p e r t i e s o f t h e thermodynamic e f f i c i e n c y a s t h e r e s t r i c t i o n f o l l o w i n g from t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e second law o f thermodynamics ( s e e e q n . ( 1 1 ) ) d o e s n o t pose an u p p e r l i m i t t o Φ^. H e n c e , p r o c e s s e s f o r w h i c h η„ e x c e e d s u n i t y c a n by no means be e x c l u d e d . I t c a n e a s i l y b e shown t h a t t h e e f f i c i e n c y m e a s u r e s d e v e l o p e d a b o v e , i . e . η^, and η^, a l l o w t h e f o r m u l a t i o n o f e x p r e s s i o n s f o r t h e d i s s i p a t i o n ΤΠ and t h e h e a t p r o d u c t i o n (-Φ„). The f o l l o w i n g S n 0
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(23) I n eqn. (22) D e q u a l s t h e d i s s i p a t i o n ΤΠ . For a e r o b i c growth w i t h o u t product f o r m a t i o n the a b s o l u t e m a g n i t u d e second t e r m a p p e a r i n g a t t h e l e f t hand s i d e o f eqn. (11) c a n be shown t o be s m a l l as compared t o Φ^/Τ, i . e . t h e exchange o f h e a t l a r g e l y e x c e e d s t h e exchange o f " c h e m i c a l e n t r o p y " ( 5 , 6^. T h i s i m p l i e s t h a t D and a r e , t o a good a p p r o x i m a t i o n e q u a l and t h i s , o f c o u r s e , a l s o a p p l i e s t o η * Π^· I n t h i s c a s e an a n a l y s i s b a s e d on an e n t h a l p y e f f i c i e n c y o f g r o w t h i s more o r l e s s v a l i d and hence a l s o t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of t h e s e c o n d law as t o f o r b i d p r o c e s s e s w i t h u p t a k e o f h e a t . As has been shown e a r l i e r (6) t h e v e r y f a c t t h a t eqn. (16) i s more o r l e s s v a l i d i m p l i e s t h a t h e a t p r o d u c t i o n and oxygen consumption, Φ , are p r o p o r t i o n a l a c c o r d i n g to the f o l l o w i n g equation : a n a
Φ„ = 460
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The a p p r o x i m a t e v a l i d i t y o f t h i s e q u a t i o n i s e a s i l y u n d e r s t o o d as f o l l o w s . The d e g r e e o f r e d u c t i o n γ. i n d i c a t e s t h e number o f moles o f e l e c t r o n s a v a i l a b l e f o r t r a n s f e r t o o x y g e n on c o m p l e t e c o m b u s t i o n o f a C-mole o f a compound t o C0 , H 0 and N . On t r a n s f e r t o oxygen t h e e n e r g y o f t h e e l e c t r o n s i s d i s s i p a t e d , r e s u l t i n g i n a h e a t p r o d u c t i o n o f 115 k J p e r mole o f e l e c t r o n s . On a e r o b i c g r o w t h p a r t o f t h e e n e r g y c o n t e n t o f t h e s u b s t r a t e and the n i t r o g e n source i s conserved i n the form o f newly s y n t h e s i z e d biomass, the e l e c t r o n s c o r r e s p o n d i n g to the remainder a r e t r a n s f e r r e d t o o x y g e n and p r o v i d e d i s s i p a t i o n . As f o u r moles o f e l e c t r o n s a r e a c c e p t e d by one m o l e o f o x y g e n eqn. (16) shows 460 k J t o be g e n e r a t e d f o r e a c h m o l e o f oxygen consumed. The v a l i d i t y o f eqn. (24) shows t h a t a t r e a t m e n t can a l s o be b a s e d on o x y g e n e f f i c i e n c y o f g r o w t h C5"\7) · A s u b s t a n t i a l body o f d a t a on a e r o b i c g r o w t h w i t h o u t p r o d u c t f o r m a t i o n s u p p o r t e d by ammonia as a n i t r o g e n s o u r c e has r e c e n t l y been r e v i e w e d ( 9 ) . From t h e s e d a t a t h e v a l u e s o f η (- η ) and t h e d i s s i p a t i o n p e r u n i t b i o m a s s p r o d u c e d (D/Φ , k J / C - m o l e ) were c a l c u l a t e d . The r e s u l t s were a v e r a g e d f o r e a c h o f t h e c a r b o n s o u r c e s c o n s i d e r e d and a r e shown i n f i g s . 6 and 7. A l t h o u g h , not u n e x p e c t e d l y , i t i s c l e a r t h a t c o n s i d e r a b l e s c a t t e r i s e x i s t e n t i n b o t h f i g s . 6 and 7,some g l o b a l r e g u l a r i t i e s seem t o be p r e s e n t , w h i c h a r e i n d i c a t e d i n t h e f i g u r e s . F o r s u b s t r a t e s w i t h a d e g r e e o f r e d u c t i o n l o w e r t h a n about 5, t h e thermo dynamic e f f i c i e n c y a v e r a g e s 0.58 ( t h e o n l y s i g n i f i c a n t o u t l y e r b e i n g t h e v e r y low e f f i c i e n c y o b s e r v e d f o r g r o w t h s u p p o r t e d by 2
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Figure 6. Thermodynamic efficiency, η , of aerobic growth with NH as the nitrogen source, plotted as a function of the degree of reduction, γ, of the substrate. Theoretical limits due to the second law and C-limitation. Shown are averages of experimental data for methane (%), n-alkanes (A), methanol (J^), ethanol (*ψ), glycerol (®), mannitol (O), acetic acid (Δλ lactic acid glucose (*), formalde hyde (VA gluconic acid (S), succinic acid (@), citric acid (®), malic acid (®), formic acid (®), oxalic acid (A)ιη
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Figure 7. Dissipation of aerobic growth (kJ/C-mole of biomass produced) for aerobic growth with ΝΗ as a nitrogen source as a function of the degree of reduction of substrate. Theoretical limits due to second law and C-limitation. Average of experimental data for various substrates, symbols as in Figure 6. Ά
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o x a l i c a c i d ) , t h i s corresponds to a d i s s i p a t i o n of roughly 400 k J / m o l e o f b i o m a s s p r o d u c e d . F o r s u b s t r a t e s w i t h a d e g r e e o f r e d u c t i o n e x c e e d i n g 5 t h e thermodynamic e f f i c i e n c y p r o g r e s s i v e l y d e c r e a s e s and t h e d i s s i p a t i o n i n c r e a s e s up t o 1400 kJ/C-mole f o r t h e c a s e o f g r o w t h s u p p o r t e d by methane. I n f i g s . 6 and 7 t h e r e s t r i c t i o n s o f u n i t e f f i c i e n c y and z e r o d i s s i p a t i o n r e s p e c t i v e l y , a s imposed by t h e s e c o n d law a r e i n d i c a t e d as w e l l as a l i m i t imposed by a l i m i t a t i o n o f a d i f f e r e n t n a t u r e , i . e . c a r b o n l i m i t a t i o n . The l a t t e r l i m i t m e r i t s a more t h o r o u g h d i s c u s s i o n . The d e g r e e o f r e d u c t i o n , γ , o f b i o mass f r o m a v a r i e t y o f s o u r c e s a v e r a g e s 4.8 (5,6,10) and hence by v i r t u e o f eqn. (16) i t s e n e r g y c o n t e n t i s a b o u t 550 k J / C - m o l e . I f g r o w t h i s s u p p o r t e d by a s u b s t r a t e o f a d e g r e e o f r e d u c t i o n e x c e e d i n g 4.8 i t s e n e r g y c o n t e n t w i l l e x c e e d t h e s a i d 550 k J / C - m o l e and h e n c e , even i f a l l s u b s t r a t e c a r b o n were f i x e d i n b i o m a s s , a thermodynamic e f f i c i e n c y l o w e r t h a n u n i t y w o u l d be o b t a i n e d . A c o m p l e t e e x p l o i t a t i o n o f t h e e n e r g y p r e s e n t i n t h e s u b s t r a t e w o u l d r e q u i r e f i x a t i o n o f a d d i t i o n a l low e n e r g y c a r b o n e.g. f r o m C0 . T h i s i s , however, e x c l u d e d , as o n l y one c a r b o n s o u r c e i s assumed t o be s u p p l i e d . On o b s e r v a t i o n o f f i g . 6 i t becomes c l e a r t h a t t h e t r e n d s o b s e r v e d i n t h e e x p e r i m e n t a l v a l u e s o f t h e thermodynamic e f f i c i e n c y mimic t h e shape o f t h e t h e o r e t i c a l r e s t r i c t i o n s a t a l e v e l o f a b o u t 60%. The d e v i a t i o n between t h e t h e o r e t i c a l l i m i t and t h e v a l u e s a c t u a l l y o b s e r v e d i s q u i t e e a s i l y u n d e r s t o o d i n g e n e r a l terms i n t h e r e g i o n o f low d e g r e e s o f r e d u c t i o n , where the energy a v a i l a b l e i n the s u b s t r a t e r a t h e r than i t s carbon c o n t e n t l i m i t s the v a l u e s o f Y . The t h e o r e t i c a l l i m i t o f u n i t y sχ · c a n n e v e r be r e a c h e d as any p r o c e s s needs a n o n - z e r o d i s s i p a t i o n t o proceed at a non-zero r a t e (2-4). In f a c t the r a t e at which a p r o c e s s p r o c e e d s , e.g. t h e r a t e o f g r o w t h o f t h e amount o f biomass, i s to a c e r t a i n extent i n c r e a s i n g w i t h i n c r e a s i n g d i s s i p a t i o n . V a r i o u s o p t i m a l i t y p r i n c i p l e s ( 1 1 ) , may d i c t a t e an o p t i m a l thermodynamic e f f i c i e n c y o f r o u g h l y t h e m a g n i t u d e o b s e r v e d h e r e ( 1 1 , 1 2 ) . The b e h a v i o u r a t h i g h d e g r e e s o f r e d u c t i o n i s l e s s e a s i l y u n d e r s t o o d on f u n d a m e n t a l g r o u n d s . The t h e r m o dynamic e f f i c i e n c y c o u l d w e l l a p p r o a c h t h e t h e o r e t i c a l l i m i t c l o s e r with a s u f f i c i e n t l y l a r g e d i s s i p a t i o n . A p p a r e n t l y o t h e r phenomena t o w h i c h t h e f o r m a l m a c r o s c o p i c t r e a t m e n t p r o v i d e s no c l u e s , l i m i t t h e maximum c o n s e r v a t i o n o f s u b s t r a t e c a r b o n i n b i o m a s s t o a b o u t 2/3 o f t h e maximum. O b v i o u s l y one has t o r e s o r t t o b i o c h e m i c a l t h e o r y t o o b t a i n c l u e s t o the n a t u r e o f t h e mechanisms u n d e r l y i n g t h e phenomenon. T h e r e e x i s t s s t i l l a n o t h e r u s e f u l q u a n t i t y , w h i c h has been used t o s y s t e m a t i z e t h e e x p e r i m e n t a l d a t a on t h e e f f i c i e n c y o f g r o w t h s u p p o r t e d by v a r i o u s c a r b o n s o u r c e s ; i t i s P a y n e s y i e l d on a v a i l a b l e e l e c t r o n s , Υ , ( 1 3 ) . I t i s d e f i n e d as t h e amount o f b i o m a s s p r o d u c e d p e r mole o f e l e c t r o n s a v a i l a b l e f o r t r a n s f e r t o o x y g e n on c o m p l e t e c o m b u s t i o n . N u m e r i c a l l y t h e number o f m o l e s o f e l e c t r o n s a v a i l a b l e f o r t r a n s f e r t o o x y g e n on 2
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c o m b u s t i o n o f a C-mole o f a g i v e n s u b s t r a t e i s e q u a l t o t h e d e g r e e o f r e d u c t i o n , γ., as d e f i n e d by eqn. ( 1 5 ) . As a f i r s t a p p r o x i m a t i o n , t a k i n g i n t o account the f a c t t h a t biomass from a«-·• vVW a. rAi.^ eW tWy^ νo fΛ. I mUX i.V c.rLVUo b iJLaj. a l sIo7uWUr1c.eU^t7 s can beVJ t.w eW lI— lJ. J- r e p r e s e n t e d by t h e COU c a n be c o n s i d e r e d composition formula C H O . 5 N 0 . 2 » / p r o p o r t i o n a l t o X]^ ( o r r a t h e r n ) (§, 6 ) Y
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F i g u r e 8 shows t h e d a t a d e p i c t e d i n f i g s . 6 and 7 i n a p l o t o f Y . v e r s u s t h e d e g r e e o f r e d u c t i o n γ. The t r e n d s and t h e o r e t i c a l l i m i t s a r e a l s o shown. Growth w i t h e l e c t r o n a c c e p t o r s o t h e r than oxygen. In the p r e c e e d i n g s e c t i o n a c a s e was t r e a t e d i n w h i c h o x y g e n was t h e e l e c t r o n a c c e p t i n g m o i e t y . Oxygen i s , h o w e v e r , by no means t h e o n l y compound, w h i c h c a n p e r f o r m s u c h f u n c t i o n . O t h e r examples a r e n i t r a t e and s u l p h a t e . The c h a r a c t e r i s t i c f e a t u r e o f an e l e c t r o n a c c e p t o r i s t h a t f r e e e n t h a l p y i s gained i n the o v e r a l l p r o c e s s o f t r a n s f e r o f an e l e c t r o n f r o m a g i v e n s o u r c e (a s u b s t r a t e ) to the acceptor. T h i s f r e e enthalpy i s p a r t l y d i s s i p a t e d t o p r o v i d e t h e n e c e s s a r y i r r e v e r s i b i l i t y and i t c a n be u s e d t o t r a n s f e r c a r b o n ( - d i o x i d e ) f r o m a low e n e r g y l e v e l t o a h i g h e n e r g y one. I n t a b l e I a summary i s p r o v i d e d o f t h e e n e r g y b e c o m i n g a v a i l a b l e on t r a n s f e r o f one m o l e o f e l e c t r o n s f r o m g l u c o s e t o a g i v e n e l e c t r o n a c c e p t o r engaged i n a g i v e n reduction process. Table
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8
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The v a l u e s o f t h e f r e e e n t h a l p y g a i n e d p e r m o l e o f e l e c t r o n s t r a n s f e r r e d a r e a r r a n g e d i n o r d e r o f i n c r e a s i n g m a g n i t u d e . The " e f f i c i e n c y " o f an e l e c t r o n a c c e p t o r t h u s i n c r e a s e s f r o m t h e t o p to t h e b o t t o m o f t h e t a b l e and f a i t h i n l i f e ' s u n i v e r s a l s t r i v i n g f o r more o p t i m a l g r o w t h w o u l d assume p r e f e r e n c e f o r t h e e l e c t r o n a c c e p t o r s a t t h e b o t t o m o f t h e t a b l e i f two o r more e l e c t r o n acceptors are simultaneously a v a i l a b l e . Growth w i t h o u t e x t e r n a l l y s u p p l i e d e l e c t r o n a c c e p t o r s . I n a number o f c a s e s g r o w t h i s o b s e r v e d t o t a k e p l a c e w i t h o u t an i d e n t i f i a b l e seperate e l e c t r o n a c c e p t o r b e i n g p r e s e n t . I n such case t h e s u b s t r a t e o r a s u b s t r a t e d e r i v e d moiety i s both donor and a c c e p t o r o f e l e c t r o n s . F o r s i m p l i c i t y ' s s a k e o n l y t h e c a s e o f a n a e r o b i c g r o w t h on a s i n g l e c a r b o n s o u r c e w i t h f o r m a t i o n o f a s i n g l e p r o d u c t and NH^ as t h e n i t r o g e n s o u r c e w i l l be t r e a t e d . I t i s e a s i l y u n d e r s t o o d t h a t an a n a l y s i s o f a n a e r o b i c g r o w t h c a n be b a s e d o n a b a l a n c e o n t h e d e g r e e o f r e d u c t i o n as d e f i n e d by eqn. ( 1 6 ) . T a b l e I I shows t h e f l o w s o f t h e v a r i o u s compounds and t h e i r c o n t e n t o f e l e c t r o n s a v a i l a b l e f o r t r a n s f e r t o oxygen on f o r m a t i o n o f Φ C-moles of b i o m a s s . χ Table I I .
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