Consider the scale up of a fermentation from a 10L to 10000L while maintaining geometric similarity. Agitation speed was maintained at 500 rpm in the 10L fermenter. If scale up is done based on constant tip speed, then the agitation speed in the larger reactor should be 

rpm. 

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#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

The reaction rate is defined as the rate at which the concentration of the reactants___with time or the concentration of products ___ with time.

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#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

If the zero order reaction takes 100 min for 50% completion, how much time will it take for the 75% completion of the reaction?

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#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

A zero order reaction in A has a rate constant of 0.003 molL^-1sec^-1. How long will it take for A’s initial concentration to fall from 0.10 M to 0.075 M?

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#Question id: 27188

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

k for a zero order reaction is 2×10^-2 mol/L s. If the concentration of the reactant after 25s is 0.5 M. Calculate the initial concentration of the reactant.

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#Question id: 27189

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

How long will it take for the initial concentration of A to fall from 0.20 M to 0.075, if the rate constant for a reaction of zero-order in A is 0.035 mol L^–1 s^–1.

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#Question id: 27190

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

A substrate is consumed in a zero order reaction such that the concentration falls from 40 g/l to 20 g/l in 4 h. How long will it take the substrate to fall from 20 g/l to 2 g/l: