The base structure of sphingosine known as

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#Question id: 21500

#Unit 12. Biochemical Engineering

On scale up, the effective area available for heat transfer in a bioreactor

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#Question id: 21501

#Unit 12. Biochemical Engineering

A fermenter produces 100 kg lysine per day. If the volumetric productivity is 0.8 gl^-1h^-1, what is the volume of the fermenter in liter?

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#Question id: 21053

#Unit 12. Biochemical Engineering

In a fermentor the impeller diameter is increased from 0.5 m to 1 m and the rpm is increased from 100 rpm to 400 rpm. Reynolds number will increase by?

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#Question id: 21058

#Unit 12. Biochemical Engineering

Pseudomonas with the elemental composition of CH3O0.5N0.5 (MW = 30) is grown in a bioreactor to a final cell mass of 30 g/l. The minimum concentration (g/l) of ammonia (NH3) (MW = 17) (as the sole nitrogen source) required is:

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#Question id: 21060

#Unit 12. Biochemical Engineering

Acetobacter aceti converts alcohol to acetic acid according to the stoichiometric relation

C2H5OH + O2  → CH3COOH + H2O

In a vigorously agitated and aerated reactor containing 20 g/l ethanol, the organism produces 16 g/l acetic acid and 2 g/l was the residual ethanol concentration. What are the theoretical and observed yields of acetic acid expressed in g/g ethanol?

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#Question id: 21061

#Unit 12. Biochemical Engineering

A continuous stirred tank bioreactor produces 48 kg lysine.day^-1. If the volumetric productivity is 2 g.l^-1.h^-1, the volume of the reactor is: