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- Question
The contents in stirred tank rector are mixed through
Options- A. compressed air
- B. a mechanical agitator
- C. external pumping
- D. any of these
- Correct Answer
- a mechanical agitator
- 1. 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
- 2. 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 Discuss
- 3. 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
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. 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
- 9. If the specific growth rate, ?. is constant with time during the exponential growth period, the equation correlating bacterial number density Cn), cell number concentration with respect to time can be expressed as
Options- A. Cn= Cn0 exp[? (t - t0)]
- B. Cn0 = Cn exp[? (t - t0)]
- C. Cn/Cn0 =(1/?)exp(t-t0)
- D. Cn0 / Cn = (1/?)exp(t-t0) Discuss
- 10. An internal draft tube is preferrred to an external draft tube because
Options- A. it is easier to clean and sterilize a reactor
- B. it is cheaper to build a reactor with an internal draft tube
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. none of the above Discuss
Fermentation Kinetics problems
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Correct Answer: cells synthesize new proteins and membrane components
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: 1/10th - 1/12th of the tank diameter
Correct Answer: because cells are autocatalysts
Correct Answer: batch
Correct Answer: Disengagement zone, air riser, downcomer
Correct Answer: compressed air
Correct Answer: 1942
Correct Answer: Cn= Cn0 exp[? (t - t0)]
Correct Answer: it is easier to clean and sterilize a reactor
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