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  • Question
  • Pure oxygen, if used instead of air will increase oxygen transfer rates because


  • Options
  • A. the saturation concentration of oxygen is higher
  • B. the bubble size is smaller
  • C. the oxygen transfer coefficient is larger
  • D. the partial pressure of oxygen in the gas phase is lower

  • Correct Answer
  • the saturation concentration of oxygen is higher 


  • Agitation and Aeration problems


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    • 1. Which of the following stirrer requires least amount of energy for same yield?

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    • A. Mig
    • B. Intermig
    • C. Turbine
    • D. Disc
    • Discuss
    • 2. Detergent like substances produced by microorganisms during a fermentation will lead to

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    • A. decrease the surface tension of the liquid
    • B. accumulate at the gas liquid interface
    • C. decrease the rate of bubble coalescence
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 3. Industrial paddle agitators turn at the speed of

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    • A. 20 and 150 rpm
    • B. 150 and 300 rpm
    • C. 400 and 800 rpm
    • D. 1150 rpm
    • Discuss
    • 4. To increase the oxygen transfer rate in a shake flask culture system, which of the following (s) is/are followed?

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    • A. Liquid volume in the flask is reduced
    • B. Stirrer speed is increased
    • C. Baffled flasks are used
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. The Intermig impeller is

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    • A. an axial flow impeller which can be used for the culture of aerobic organisms
    • B. directed upwards rather than towards the base of the reactor
    • C. a fork shaped extensions to the impeller facilitate bubble break up
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. A cylindrical reactor fitted with Rushton Turbine has a liquid volume of 100,000 litres. It has an aspect ratio (the ratio of the channel height to the width) of 2:1. The diameter of the impeller should be approximately:

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    • A. 1.3 m
    • B. 3.3 m
    • C. 5.3 m
    • D. 7.3 m
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following is correct for the off-centre impellers?

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    • A. Off-centre impellers can be used with any size reactor
    • B. Off-centre impellers should only be used with reactors with volumes less than 10 m3
    • C. The impeller should never be placed in an off-centre position
    • D. Off-centre impellers can be used when volume is greater than 10 m3
    • Discuss
    • 8. Flooding is a condition/phenomenon which occur in a bioreactor when

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    • A. The air escapes without being distributed by the agitator
    • B. The fermenter medium spills out the reactor due to foaming
    • C. The volume of foam is more than the volume of broth
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. For aerated mixing vessels in an aqueous solution, the mass transfer coefficient (kL) co-relating power consumption (Pm) and fermenter volume (V) can be expressed as

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    • A. kL ? (Pm/V)0.33
    • B. kL ? (Pm/V)0.66
    • C. kL ? (Pm/V)0.50
    • D. kL ? (Pm/V)
    • Discuss
    • 10. During fermentation, the saturation concentration of oxygen was reduced from 7 ppm. to 1 ppm. Which one of the following conclusions can be drawn?

    • Options
    • A. Microbial growth is oxygen limited since the oxygen concentration is lesser than the saturation concentration
    • B. Microbial growth is not oxygen limited since the oxygen concentration is lesser than the saturation concentration
    • C. Experimental error leads to the reduction
    • D. No conclusion can be drawn
    • Discuss


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