A fluidized-bed, immobilized-cell bioreactor is used for the conversion of glucose to ethanol by Z. mobilis cells immobilized in k-carrageenan gel beads. The dimensions of the bed are 10 cm (diameter) by 200 cm. Since the reactor is fed from the bottom of the column and because of CO₂ gas evolution, substrate and cell concentrations decrease with the height of the column. The average cell concentration at the bottom of the column is X₀ = 45 g/l, and the average cell concentration decreases with the column height according to the following equation:

                             

where Z is the column height (cm). The specific rate of substrate consumption is q_S = 2 g S/g cells . h. The feed flow rate and glucose concentration in the feed are 5 l/h and 160 g glucose/l, respectively.

Determine the ethanol concentration in the effluent (g/l . h) if YP/S = 0.48 g ethanol/g glucose

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#Section 1: Engineering Mathematics

The value of the determinant

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#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

In pre-industrial period in England, most peppered moths had light coloration. During industrial revolution, many lichens died out and trees became blackened by soot from factories and interestingly, dark colored moths were predominantly seen. Which of the following observation is incorrect about above selection?

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#Section 6: Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology

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#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Apoptosis can be induced by a mitochondrial protein being released into the cytosol. This protein binds directly to what in the cytosol?

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#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Pseudomonas sp. has a mass doubling time of 2.4 h when grown on acetate. The saturation constant using this substrate is 1.3 g/l (which is unusually high), and cell yield on acetate is 0.46 g cell/g acetate. If we operate a chemostat on a feed stream containing 38 g/l acetate, find the Cell productivity at 0.8 Dmax?

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