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  • Question
  • The high oxygen transfer efficiencies of airlift bioreactors is due to


  • Options
  • A. the large aspect ratio of the reactor, which leads to a high gas hold-up
  • B. the large aspect ratio of the reactor, which leads to a high oxygen solubility at the base of the reactor
  • C. the draft tube, which reduces bubble coalescence in the reactor
  • D. all of the above

  • Correct Answer
  • all of the above 


  • More questions

    • 1. The sterilization method depends

    • Options
    • A. nature of additive
    • B. volume and feed rate
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which is true about rennet?

    • Options
    • A. It is a mixture of protease chymosin and pepsin
    • B. It is a mixture of rennin and pepsin
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Larger propellers turn at the speed of

    • Options
    • A. 20 to 150 rpm
    • B. 150 to 300 rpm
    • C. 400 to 800 rpm
    • D. 1150 rpm
    • Discuss
    • 4. Most enzymes work by

    • Options
    • A. increasing energy of activation
    • B. decreasing energy of activation
    • C. not affecting energy of activation
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. When [S] = 0.1 *KM, the velocity of an enzyme catalyzed reaction is about:

    • Options
    • A. 0.1 * Vmax
    • B. 0.3 * Vmax
    • C. 0.5 * Vmax
    • D. 0.7 * Vmax
    • Discuss
    • 6. Concentration of the growth limiting substrate means

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    • A. trace elements concentration
    • B. the concentration of the substrate that controls the growth rate of the cells
    • C. sugar concentration in the fermentation medium
    • D. dissolved oxygen concentration
    • Discuss
    • 7. Maintenance cost varies from

    • Options
    • A. 0-4% of the capital cost
    • B. 12-16% of the capital cost
    • C. 4-8% of the capital cost
    • D. 8-12% of the capital cost
    • Discuss
    • 8. In the steady state the material balance equation for any component of a system is

    • Options
    • A. rate of addition + rate of removal - rate of formation = 0
    • B. rate of addition - rate of removal + rate of formation = 0
    • C. rate of addition + rate of removal + rate of formation = 0
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. For laminar flow of Newtonian fluid through a smooth round pipe, the ratio of average fluid velocity to the maximum velocity is

    • Options
    • A. 0.5
    • B. 0.75
    • C. 0.87
    • D. 0.37
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following refers to pseudo steady state?

    • Options
    • A. d(CE)/dt = 0
    • B. d(Cp)/dt = 0
    • C. d(CES)/dt = 0
    • D. d(Cs)/dt = d(CES)/dt
    • Discuss


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