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Industrial Fermentation Processes

Biology ⇒ Biotechnology and Applications

Industrial Fermentation Processes starts at 10 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Industrial Fermentation Processes. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
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A fermentation process produces 200 liters of ethanol from 500 kg of glucose. Calculate the yield of ethanol per kg of glucose.
Describe one environmental benefit of using industrial fermentation to produce chemicals.
Describe the difference between batch and continuous fermentation processes.
Describe the main advantage of continuous fermentation over batch fermentation.
Explain the term 'upstream processing' in industrial fermentation.
Explain why agitation is important in large-scale fermentation.
Explain why aseptic conditions are necessary in industrial fermentation.
Explain why temperature control is important in industrial fermentation.
Name two main types of fermentation based on oxygen requirement.
What is the main function of an air sparger in a fermenter?
What is the main purpose of using a stirrer in a fermenter?
What is the role of pH control in fermentation processes?