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#Question id: 14220


A value of kLa = 30 h^-1 has been determined for a fermenter at its maximum practical agitator rotational speed and with air being sparged at 0.5 l gas/l reactor volume-min. E. coli with a qO2 of 10 mmol O2/g-dry wt-h are to be cultured. The critical dissolved oxygen concentration is 0.2 mg/l. The solubility of oxygen from air in the fermentation broth is 7.3 mg/l at 30⁰C.
What maximum concentration of E. coli can be sustained in this fermenter under aerobic conditions?

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology
  1. 1.7g/l   
  2. 0.67g/l 
  3. 0.87g/l
  4. 0.75g/l