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#Question id: 14290


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

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

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology
  1. 60/46 and 16/18
  2. 50/46 and 18/16
  3. 46/60 and 18/16
  4. 26/60 and 16/18