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  • Question
  • In a glucose-yeast extract medium, Lactococcus lactis has a maximum specific growth rate (um) of 1.23 h-1. What would be the specific growth rate of this organism at steady state in a 4 litre reactor being fed at 2 litres per hour?


  • Options
  • A. 0.5 h-1
  • B. 1.2 h-1
  • C. 2.4 h-1
  • D. 4 h-1

  • Correct Answer
  • 0.5 h-1 


  • More questions

    • 1. Henry's law relates

    • Options
    • A. the partial pressure of oxygen and the saturation concentration of oxygen in the liquid
    • B. the oxygen transfer rate and the bubble size
    • C. the oxygen transfer rate and the temperature
    • D. the oxygen transfer rate to the partial pressure of oxygen in the liquid
    • Discuss
    • 2. The methods used for biological treatment are

    • Options
    • A. lagoon
    • B. activated sludge process
    • C. oxidation ditches
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. BOD stands for

    • Options
    • A. biochemical oxygen demand
    • B. british oxygen demand
    • C. british oxygen depletion
    • D. biological oxygen depletion
    • Discuss
    • 4. The relationship between the del factor, temperature and time is given as

    • Options
    • A. ? = A.t. e-E/RT
    • B. ? = 1/(A.t. e-E/RT)
    • C. ? = A.t. eE/RT
    • D. ? = A.t.T
    • Discuss
    • 5. The reduction of number of cells from 1010 to one will result into the del factor (?) of

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 10
    • C. 23
    • D. 103
    • Discuss
    • 6. Diauxie is

    • Options
    • A. growth factors
    • B. microbiological die off
    • C. the simultaneous uptake of nutrients
    • D. the stagewise uptake of nutrients
    • Discuss
    • 7. The K used in the equation for X10=2.303/K depends upon

    • Options
    • A. nature of the filter material
    • B. linear velocity of the air passing through filter
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. thickness of the filter
    • Discuss
    • 8. For the extractions operation, the selectivity should be

    • Options
    • A. > 1
    • B. < 1
    • C. 1
    • D. zero
    • Discuss
    • 9. The function of a mechanical seal is to

    • Options
    • A. prevent contaminants entering the reactor
    • B. prevent cells from leaving the reactor
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. prevent air to enter
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following physical method is used as germicidal in modern time for the treatment of drinking water?

    • Options
    • A. Chlorination
    • B. Treating with potassium permagnate
    • C. UV radiation
    • D. Treating with bleaching powder
    • Discuss


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