A batch bioreactor at 37°C is used to perform a bioprocess. Assume you are using as nutrient source a complex mixture of sugars that requires an enzyme to be broken to glucose and other monomers. (i) Sketch and discuss the evolution of the biomass concentration as a function of time. (ii) Sketch and discuss the evolution of the product concentration (antibiotic) as a function of time. (iii) Discuss how the productivity will be altered if the reactor temperature was increased to (i) 45°C and (ii) 67°C.

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A batch bioreactor at 37°C is used to perform a bioprocess. Assume you are
using as nutrient source a complex mixture of sugars that requires an enzyme to
be broken to glucose and other monomers.
(i) Sketch and discuss the evolution of the biomass concentration as a function of
time.
(ii) Sketch and discuss the evolution of the product concentration (antibiotic) as a
function of time.
(iii) Discuss how the productivity will be altered if the reactor temperature was
increased to (i) 45°C and (ii) 67°C.
Transcribed Image Text:A batch bioreactor at 37°C is used to perform a bioprocess. Assume you are using as nutrient source a complex mixture of sugars that requires an enzyme to be broken to glucose and other monomers. (i) Sketch and discuss the evolution of the biomass concentration as a function of time. (ii) Sketch and discuss the evolution of the product concentration (antibiotic) as a function of time. (iii) Discuss how the productivity will be altered if the reactor temperature was increased to (i) 45°C and (ii) 67°C.
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