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#Question id: 14326


The chemical reaction equation for conversion of ethanol (C2H60) to acetic acid (C2H402) is:



Acetic acid is produced from ethanol during growth of Acetobacter aceti, which has the composition CH1.800.5N0.2. Biomass yield from substrate is 0.14 g g- 1; product yield from substrate is 0.92 g g-1. Ammonia is used as nitrogen source. How much gmol of oxygen is demanded for acetic acid production?

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology