Computer Course 3 November 13, 18-20
	e ) Priciples for thermodynamic modelling of microbial reactions Application of a simple calculation model (Excel spread sheet) Thermodynamic laws and the calculation of free energies Range of applicability of thermodynamic principles in microbial energetics Free energies of reactions: terms, definitions and abbreviations Application of thermodynamics in ecological processes: Direction and probability of reactions, exergonic and endergonic reactions Alterations of Gr by microbially mediated processes Influence of pH and temperature on Gr Microbial activities which change the ion activity product and the solubility of minerals Activities which alter redox conditions (pe) Exercises in the Course Folder on OLAT f ) Examples to thermodynamic modelling Aerobic and anaerobic oxidation of ammonia The missing link: ammonia-based photosynthesis Acetogenic and sulfidogenic methanol utilization Chemolithoautotrophic growth with reduced S-compounds & nitrate as electron acceptor: Thioploca sp. Interactions in anaerobic communities: a thermodynamic perspective Syntrophobacter wolinii in association with hydrogenotrophs: predictions based on thermodynamics Thermochemical energy yield from substrate oxidation with different oxidants Anaerobic methane oxidation: a missing organism ? Growth efficiency of methanogens Alteration of halogenated hydrocarbons through halorespiration Exercises in the Course Folder on OLAT g ) Dynamic simulation and modelling of microbial processes Introduction to Matlab und Simulink Designing simple pool models Simulation of microbial growth Interactions in microbial communities Exchanges between sedimentary phosphate pools Advanced photosynthesis model Exercises in the Course Folder on OLAT
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