Table 1

Material constants and kinetic parameters used in the simulation [15]

Parameter

Value

k0
Standard rate constant
1.5 × 10-3 (m/s)
εB
Association factor
2.6
α
Charge transfer coefficient
0.5
T
Absolute temperature
298 (K)
μ
Viscosity
1.1 (cP)
VA
Molar volume
0.1176 (m3/mol)
rp
Pore radius
200 × 10-9 (m)
L
Pore length
5 × 10-6 (m)
k
Surface reaction rate constant
5 × 10-4, 5 × 10-5, 5 × 10-7 (m/s)
MB
Molecular weight of water
18
R
Gas constant
8.31 (J/K. mol)
F
Faraday constant
9.648 × 104 (C/mol)
DF
Diffusivity of ferro- and ferri-cyanide
8 ×10-10m2/s

Anandan et al. Journal of Biological Engineering 2007 1:5   doi:10.1186/1754-1611-1-5