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#Question id: 14894


Wash out in steady state fermentation occurs when 

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology
  1. dilution rate is less than maximum specific growth rate
  2. dilution rate is higher than the maximum specific growth rate
  3. cell concentration reaches the maximum
  4. specific growth rate is maximum 
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#Question id: 15504

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

Saccharomyces cereviseae produces ethanol by fermentation. The theoretical yield of ethanol from 2.5 g of glucose is

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#Question id: 15505

#Section 4: Fundamentals of Biological Engineering

The empirical formula for biomass of an unknown organism is CH1.8O0.5N0.2. To grow this organism, ethanol (C2H5OH) and ammonia are used as carbon and nitrogen
sources, respectively. Assume no product formation other than biomass. To produce 1 mol of biomass from 1 mol of ethanol, the number of moles of oxygen required will be

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#Question id: 15506

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

For the reaction given by 2NO + O2 → 2NO2, The rate equation is:
Rate = k[NO]2[O2]
Find the overall order of the reaction and the units of the rate constant.

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#Question id: 15507

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

The rate constant of a reaction is k=3.28×10-4 s-1. Find the order of the reaction.

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#Question id: 15508

#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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#Question id: 15509

#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?