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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3823-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-3823-2015
Development and technical paper
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01 Dec 2015
Development and technical paper |  | 01 Dec 2015

On the relationships between the Michaelis–Menten kinetics, reverse Michaelis–Menten kinetics, equilibrium chemistry approximation kinetics, and quadratic kinetics

J. Y. Tang

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Neither the Michaelis-Menten kinetics nor the reverse Michaelis-Menten kinetics is a consistent approximation to the formulation of law of mass action. The ECA kinetics better approximates the exact solution obtained from the law of mass action and the total quasi-steady-state approximation. The ECA kinetics outperformed the MM kinetics and RMM kinetics in predicting the kinetic parametric sensitivity. The ECA kinetics is therefore expected to improve all soil biogeochemical models.