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  • Analogus to the molecular diffusion, the x-directional flux of microorganisms suspended in a medium due to the axial mixing can be represented as (where Jn is flux component 'n', cn is concentration of'n')


  • Options
  • A. Jn = -dcn/dx
  • B. Jn = dcn/dx
  • C. Jn = -D dcn/dx
  • D. Jn = D dcn/dx

  • Correct Answer
  • Jn = -D dcn/dx 


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    • 1. Radial flow impellers

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    • A. provide high shear conditions for breaking up bubbles
    • B. direct flow towards the walls of the reactor
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. provide low shear conditions and are suited for use in shear sensitive procesess
    • Discuss
    • 2. The Woolf-Augusteinsson-Hofstee plot of ν versus ν/[S] and the Eadie-Scatchard plot of ν/[S] versus ν do not involve reciprocals of ν therefore are considered to be more reliable when the error in v is

    • Options
    • A. non-significant
    • B. significant
    • C. nothing to do with the reliability
    • D. non significant in selected cases
    • Discuss
    • 3. Wash out in steady state fermentation occurs when

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    • A. dilution rate is less than maximum specific growth rate
    • B. dilution rate is higher than the maximum specific growth rate
    • C. cell concentration reaches the maximum
    • D. specific growth rate is maximum
    • Discuss
    • 4. The concentration of biomass in a continuous stirred tank reactor is 20 g dry weight per litre. What would be the concentration of biomass in the effluent?

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    • A. Greater than 20 g dry weight per litre
    • B. Approximately 20 g dry weight per litre
    • C. Lesser than 20 g dry weight per litre
    • D. More than 30 g dry weight per litre
    • Discuss
    • 5. Immobilized cell reactors for wastewater treatment have the advantage of having/being

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    • A. higher cell concentration
    • B. more stable and prevent washout
    • C. higher dilution rate before the cells washout
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. The viscosity of a fluid increases with the length of time that it is being mixed. This fluid would be best described as being

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    • A. newtonian
    • B. rheopectic
    • C. viscoelastic
    • D. thixotropic
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following metallic ion is there in ascorbic acid oxidase?

    • Options
    • A. Mg
    • B. Fe
    • C. Cu
    • D. Mn
    • Discuss
    • 8. The collection efficiency by impaction increases with

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    • A. increasing particle diameter
    • B. increasing air flow velocity
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. increasing particle size
    • Discuss
    • 9. The specific death rate of an organism can be expressed as

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    • A. ln 2/D
    • B. D/ln2
    • C. D.ln2
    • D. 2.0.3/ln2
    • Discuss
    • 10. Bioreactors, where vortex is formed, another dimensionless number, __________ is useful.

    • Options
    • A. Stanton
    • B. Rayleigh
    • C. Bond
    • D. Froude
    • Discuss


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