Fermentation Reactors problems
- 1. A fed-batch reactor containing 1 g.l-1 of substrate in 2 litre of medium. It is fed with 1 g.l-l of substrate at the rate of 1 litre per hour. After 10 hours, the concentration of substrate in the reactor was 0.5 g.l-1 . The mass of substrate that was used by the culture in the reactor was
Options- A. 2g
- B. 6g
- C. 8g
- D. 12g Discuss
Correct Answer: 6g
- 2. A continuous reactor at steady state contains 0.04 g.l-1 of biomass and 0.02 g.l-1 of phenol. The feed contained 0.1 g.l-1 of phenol. The biomass yield would be
Options- A. 0.4 g.g-1
- B. 0.5 g.g-1
- C. 1.0 g.g-1
- D. 5.0 g.g-1 Discuss
Correct Answer: 0.5 g.g-1
- 3. In a continuous reactor, the medium contains 40 g.l-1 of maltose and the medium flow rate is 10 litres per hour and the effluent contains 20 g.l-l of lactate. What is the productivity of lactate production from this reactor?
Options- A. 50 g maltose.l-1
- B. 50 g lactate.l-1
- C. 200 g maltose.l-1
- D. 200 g lactate.l-1 Discuss
Correct Answer: 200 g lactate.l-1
- 4. On a glucose medium, the growth of an organism is characterized by the following Monod model and stoichiometric parameters ?m = 0.3 h-1, Ks =0.05 g.l-1 and Yxs = 0.3 g.g-1 When this organism is grown in a 2 litre continuous on a medium containing 10 g.l-1 of glucose added at 1 l.h-1, the steady state concentration of biomass in the reactor will be
Options- A. 0 g.l-1
- B. 0.4 g.l-1
- C. 0.5 g.l-1
- D. 10 g.l-1 Discuss
Correct Answer: 0 g.l-1
- 5. Which of the following would not be subjected to the "glucose effect"?
Options- A. Aspergillus fumigatus
- B. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- C. Escherichia coli
- D. Aspergillus niger Discuss
Correct Answer: Escherichia coli
- 6. A culture system with constant environmental conditions maintained through continual provision of nutrient and removal of wastes is called __________ culture system.
Options- A. continuous
- B. batch
- C. fed-batch
- D. semi continuous Discuss
Correct Answer: continuous
- 7. Fed batch reactors is used to produce vinegar because
Options- A. it can maintain low ethanol concentrations
- B. it can maintain low acetic acid concentrations
- C. acetic acid bacteria tend to ferment at high ethanol concentrations
- D. all of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: it can maintain low ethanol concentrations
- 8. In a fluidized bed reactor, the function of the disengagement zone is to
Options- A. reduce loss of particles from the reactor
- B. reduce the velocity of the particles near the surface of the reactor
- C. reduce foaming problems
- D. all of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: all of the above
- 9. A chemostat has a liquid volume of 2 litres and is being fed at a rate of 4 litres per hour. Dilution rate for this reactor will be
Options- A. 2 litres
- B. 2 litres per hour
- C. 2 h-1
- D. 4 litres per hour Discuss
Correct Answer: 2 h-1
- 10. The cellular productivity in a continuous stirred tank fermenter (CSTF) increases with an increase in the dilution rate and reaches a maximum value. If the dilution rate is increased beyond the maximum point, the productivity will
Options- A. decrease abruptly
- B. increase
- C. increase drastically
- D. be zero Discuss
Correct Answer: decrease abruptly
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