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- Question
The advantage of airlift bioreactors over stirred tank bioreactors of a similar size is
Options- A. higher oxygen transfer rates
- B. more uniform shear conditions
- C. both (a) and (b)
- D. less foaming
- Correct Answer
- both (a) and (b)
- 1. The diameter of the baffles in a standard stirred tank bioreactor ranges from
Options- A. 1/10th - 1/12th of the tank diameter
- B. 1/3rd - 1/4th of the tank diameter
- C. 1/15th - 1/20th of the tank diameter
- D. 1/20th - 1/25th of the tank diameter Discuss
- 2. During the log phase cell numbers increase exponentially
Options- A. because cells produce enzymes
- B. because cells do not have cell membranes
- C. because cells are autocatalysts
- D. because the rate of cell division increases exponentially Discuss
- 3. A culture in a closed vessel to which no additional medium is added and from which no waste products are removed is called a __________ culture.
Options- A. continuous
- B. batch
- C. fed-batch
- D. semi continuous Discuss
- 4. In wastewater treatment, which bioreactor is generally used?
Options- A. Plug flow reactor
- B. Trickle bed reactor
- C. Tower fermentor
- D. CSTR Discuss
- 5. The height to diameter ratio (H/D) for the tank fermenters is
Options- A. <3
- B. >3
- C. <1.5
- D. >1.5 Discuss
- 6. During the lag phase
Options- A. cells just start growing
- B. cells synthesize new proteins and membrane components
- C. cells produce antibiotics to kill competing organisms
- D. cells simply grow slowly Discuss
- 7. The contents in stirred tank rector are mixed through
Options- A. compressed air
- B. a mechanical agitator
- C. external pumping
- D. any of these Discuss
- 8. To describe components of an airlift bioreactor which of the follow-ings are generally included?
Options- A. Disengagement zone, air riser, downcomer
- B. Flotsam, jetsam, downzone
- C. Air comer, disentanglement zone, downsizer
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 9. The contents in bubble column and air lift reactor are mixed through
Options- A. compressed air
- B. a mechanical internal moving part
- C. external pumping
- D. any of these Discuss
- 10. A functional relationship between the specific growth rate and essential compounds concentration was proposed by Monod in
Options- A. 1958
- B. 1946
- C. 1942
- D. 1950 Discuss
Fermentation Kinetics problems
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Correct Answer: 1/10th - 1/12th of the tank diameter
Correct Answer: because cells are autocatalysts
Correct Answer: batch
Correct Answer: Trickle bed reactor
Correct Answer: <3
Correct Answer: cells synthesize new proteins and membrane components
Correct Answer: a mechanical agitator
Correct Answer: Disengagement zone, air riser, downcomer
Correct Answer: compressed air
Correct Answer: 1942
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