Saccharomyces cerevisiae is being grown in a chemostat converts glucose to biomass, ethanol, glycerol and carbon dioxide. At steady state, the concentration of glucose, biomass, ethanol and glycerol will
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A. decrease with time
B. increase with time
C. be constant
D. change randomly with time
Correct Answer
be constant
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1. In fed-batch fermentation, mass of substrate utilized is calculated using the relationship
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A. initial mass of substrate in the reactor + final mass of substrate in the reactor + flow rate x [substrate in the feed]
B. initial mass of substrate in the reactor - final mass of substrate in the reactor + flow rate x [substrate in the feed]
C. initial mass of substrate in the reactor + final mass of substrate in the reactor - flow rate x [substrate in the feed]
D. initial mass of substrate in the reactor + final mass of substrate in the reactor - flow rate