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Cbe 654: Bioreactor Engineering Sem 2 Session 2013/14 Assignment 3: Question

A single-stage continuous bioreactor of 50 m^3 volume is filled with a medium containing 30 kg/m^3 of sugar for yeast production. Experiments show the yeast has a shortest doubling time of 3 hours using 500 g/m^3 sugar, and a 6 hour doubling time using this sugar concentration. To produce 1 g of yeast biomass requires 2 kg of the sugar. The question asks to determine the maximum productivity and predict the feed rate based on this information.

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Cbe 654: Bioreactor Engineering Sem 2 Session 2013/14 Assignment 3: Question

A single-stage continuous bioreactor of 50 m^3 volume is filled with a medium containing 30 kg/m^3 of sugar for yeast production. Experiments show the yeast has a shortest doubling time of 3 hours using 500 g/m^3 sugar, and a 6 hour doubling time using this sugar concentration. To produce 1 g of yeast biomass requires 2 kg of the sugar. The question asks to determine the maximum productivity and predict the feed rate based on this information.

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CBE 654 : BIOREACTOR ENGINEERING SEM 2 SESSION 2013/14

ASSIGNMENT 3 : QUESTION
(SUBMISSION DATELINE 4pm FRIDAY 20/6/2014)

A single stage stirred tank continuous bioreactor of working volume 50 m


been filled with a medium containing 30 kg/ m

has

of sugar which can be used for

yeast production. Determine the maximum productivity that can be achieved by this
system and predict the medium feed rate for it.
Experiments in the laboratory have shown that the shortest doubling time for this
yeast are 3 hours. In a medium that contains 500 g/ m

of the same sugar, the

doubling time of this yeast is 6 hours, and to produce 1g dry weight (gdw) of yeast
biomass, 2 kg of this sugar is needed.
State clearly all assumptions made.
(3 Marks)

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