A. aceti converts alcohol to acetic acid according to the stoichiometric relation

C₂H₅OH + O₂ 🡪CH₃COOH + H₂O

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

#Question id: 27326

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

The growth of a microorganism on glucose is described by the Monod model (µmax = 0.7 h¹ and Ks = 0.1 g L¹). If the initial biomass concentration in the batch fermenter is 0.1 g L¹, the minimum time required to triple the biomass concentration would be

#Question id: 27327

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

#Question id: 27328

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

The unit of maintenance coefficient is

#Question id: 27329

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

Culture comprising a B. subtlis strain by inoculating 1g of cells into 1 liter bioreactor. Fermentor containing 10g/l of glucose. The maximum specific growth rate of the culture is 1.0 /h. The biomass yield from glucose is 0.5 g/g. If the residual glucose concentration left out is 1g/l, the final cell concentration in g/l achieved would be around

#Question id: 27330

#Section 5: Bioprocess Engineering and Process Biotechnology

The ethanol yield per unit mass of substrate consumed (YP/S) in an anaerobic fermentation process can be improved by

#Question id: 27331

#Section 3: Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Biology

RNA molecules that act as enzymes are called as