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Biochemical Engineering - Fermentation Reactors - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Fermentation Reactors - Section 1 (Q.No. 2)
Fermentation Reactors
2.
The lowest biomass yield in a culture of Escherichia coli will be in
an aerated batch culture containing a initial high concentration of glucose
an aerated batch reactor containing an initial low concentration of glucose
an aerated fed-batch reactor having a low glucose concentration
an aerated continuous reactor having a low glucose concentration
Answer: Option
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Prashant jha said:   1 decade ago
High glucose concentration may have glucose effect due to high concentration and so respiration is halted and fermentation starts and then biomass rate decreases. So answer should be C i.e. fed batch to avoid this problem.
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