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- Question
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:
Options- A. 1.3 m
- B. 3.3 m
- C. 5.3 m
- D. 7.3 m
- Correct Answer
- 1.3 m
- 1. 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 Discuss
- 2. Which of the following stirrer requires least amount of energy for same yield?
Options- A. Mig
- B. Intermig
- C. Turbine
- D. Disc Discuss
- 3. Detergent like substances produced by microorganisms during a fermentation will lead to
Options- 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
- 4. Industrial paddle agitators turn at the speed of
Options- A. 20 and 150 rpm
- B. 150 and 300 rpm
- C. 400 and 800 rpm
- D. 1150 rpm Discuss
- 5. To increase the oxygen transfer rate in a shake flask culture system, which of the following (s) is/are followed?
Options- A. Liquid volume in the flask is reduced
- B. Stirrer speed is increased
- C. Baffled flasks are used
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 6. Which of the following is correct for the off-centre impellers?
Options- 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
- 7. Flooding is a condition/phenomenon which occur in a bioreactor when
Options- 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
- 8. 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
Options- A. kL ? (Pm/V)0.33
- B. kL ? (Pm/V)0.66
- C. kL ? (Pm/V)0.50
- D. kL ? (Pm/V) Discuss
- 9. 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
- 10. A fermentation system has a KLa of 3 s-1 and a C0* of 5 ppm of O2. If the bulk liquid is completely depleted of oxygen, then the oxygen transfer rate will be equal to
Options- A. zero
- B. 15 mg.l-1.s-1
- C. 10 mg.l-1.s-1
- D. 5 mg.l-1.s-1 Discuss
Agitation and Aeration problems
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Correct Answer: the saturation concentration of oxygen is higher
Correct Answer: Intermig
Correct Answer: all of the above
Correct Answer: 20 and 150 rpm
Correct Answer: All of the above
Correct Answer: Off-centre impellers should only be used with reactors with volumes less than 10 m3
Correct Answer: The air escapes without being distributed by the agitator
Correct Answer: kL ? (Pm/V)0.33
Correct Answer: No conclusion can be drawn
Correct Answer: 15 mg.l-1.s-1
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