Q. The function of the disengagement zone in an airlift fermenter is to

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Q. Stationary phase is described as

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Q. In the accelerated phase, cell starts to

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Q. The monod model predicts that the specific growth rate

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Q. A mixed fermentation is one, which produces

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Q. Which of the following is correct for the prediction of time requirement in a batch fermenter?

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Q. In an airlift bioreactor, the spent gases released from the liquid are called

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Q. The contents in jet loop reactor are mixed through

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Q. The specific growth rate (μ) is defined as

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Q. The number of baffles in a standard stirred tank bioreactor is

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Q. An internal draft tube is preferrred to an external draft tube because

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Q. A functional relationship between the specific growth rate and essential compounds concentration was proposed by Monod in

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Q. The optical density sometimes drops during the lag phase because

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Q. The application of just in time (JIT) manufacturing techniques in biotechnology is important because

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Q. Residence time distribution (RTD) of a reactor is independent of

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Q. The bubble column fermenter is usually limited to

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Q. A culture in a closed vessel to which no additional medium is added and from which no waste products are removed is called a __________ culture.

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Q. If the specific growth rate, μ. is constant with time during the exponential growth period, the equation correlating bacterial number density Cn), cell number concentration with respect to time can be expressed as

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Q. The diameter of the baffles in a standard stirred tank bioreactor ranges from

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Q. During the log phase cell numbers increase exponentially

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