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  • Question
  • Which of the following substances are commonly used in a filter?


  • Options
  • A. Charcoal
  • B. Sand
  • C. Both (a) and (b)
  • D. Aluminum chloride

  • Correct Answer
  • Both (a) and (b) 


  • More questions

    • 1. The stage wise operation of adsorption is called

    • Options
    • A. contact filtration
    • B. conventional adsorption
    • C. affinity adsorption
    • D. ion exchange
    • Discuss
    • 2. A continuous bioreactor in which only the flow rate is used to control the rate of cell or product productivity is called

    • Options
    • A. turbidostat
    • B. chemostat
    • C. level stat
    • D. pH
    • Discuss
    • 3. A competitive inhibitor of an enzyme is usually

    • Options
    • A. a highly reactive compound
    • B. a metal ion such as Hg2+ or Pb2+
    • C. structurally similar to the substrate.
    • D. water insoluble
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following is most likely to cause an increase in the rate of oxygen transfer into a particular aerated fermentation system?

    • Options
    • A. Addition of antifoams
    • B. Increase in temperature
    • C. Increase in stirrer speed
    • D. Both (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following describes the detrimental effect of bubbles on animal cells?

    • Options
    • A. Cells trapped on the surface of bubbles can be damaged when the bubbles explode, releasing their pressure and surface energies
    • B. Cells trapped in the moving foam can be dragged apart by the bubbles
    • C. Both (a) and (b)
    • D. Bubbles can explode in the liquid medium causing the release of ultraviolet radiation
    • Discuss
    • 6. Power number is expressed as

    • Options
    • A. P0 / N2Di3?
    • B. P0 / N3Di5?
    • C. P0 / N3Di3?
    • D. P0 / N2Di2?
    • Discuss
    • 7. The enzyme used to reduce bitterness of grapes commonly contains

    • Options
    • A. ?-L-rhamonosidase
    • B. ?-d-glucosidase
    • C. ?- galactosidase
    • D. both (a) and (b)
    • Discuss
    • 8. A Newtonian fluid is one in which the viscosity

    • Options
    • A. is constant regardless of the stirrer speed or mixing time
    • B. changes during mixing but returns to its original state after mixing
    • C. increases with increasing stirrer speed
    • D. decreases with increasing stirrer speed
    • Discuss
    • 9. The function of the disengagement zone in an airlift fermenter is to

    • Options
    • A. prevent CO2 rich bubbles from entering the downcomer
    • B. reduce the velocity of the bubbles
    • C. reduce liquid loss as aerosols
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 10. An open system in which the growth rate is maintained by adding a nutrient (present in limiting quantities) at the same rate as that medium containing micro-organisms is removed is called

    • Options
    • A. manostat
    • B. chemostat
    • C. turbidostat
    • D. culturostat
    • Discuss


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