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WorksheetsOVERVIEW OF FERMENTATION
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How many baffles that are present inside of an agitated vessel
1
2
3
4
Which types of agitators used in industrial-scale bioreactors
Disc Turbine
Vaned disc
Variable Pitch open turbine
All of the above
Which one of the following an important environmental factor required for fermenter
Temperature
Optimum pH
Agitation
All of the above
Fermenter or bioreactor refers to a device that provides all the basic necessities important for
Biological product extraction
Cell development
Media development
Growth
What is the type of this fermentation process?
Batch fermentation process
Fed-batch of fermentation process
Chemostat
Recylce process
This is used to promote aeration in bioreactor
Impeller
condenser
antifoam
sparger
Which are the advantages of solid-state fermentation?
Low capital cost
risk of contamination low
simple technology
difficult to scale up
...................is best suited for fungi that required less moisture content.
Batch
Continuous
Fed Batch
Solid state
The process carried out by yeast that causes bread to rise is
lactic acid fermentation
cellular respiration
alcoholic fermentation
yeast mitosis
Scale up is a transfer of process from lab scale to industrial scale
True
False
What is the important components in bioprocess
fermenter
mass transfer
microorganism
All the above
Check the two parts of strategy for bio-process scale up from the below options
process flow rate
process intensity
process performance
process competitiveness
What are the two types of bio-process?
Fermentation
Clinical
Bio-catalysis
Industrial
Which of the following is upstream processing?
Product recovery
Product purification
Media formulation
Cell lysis
When was the scientific basis of fermentation was discovered?
Middle of century
Early 20th century
19th century
Before 19th century
The production of the ________ was developed during the WW2 through bioprocessing.
antidote
anaerobic
antibiotic
antivirus
Who developed the fermenters for industrial-scale production of Penicillin during the WW2?
Chemists
Biologists
Scientists
Engineers
Bioprocess engineering progress involving genetic manipulation's development first occurred...
before mid-century
at early mid-century
during mid-century
after mid-century
Based on the following, which is the correct chronology of events in the history of bioprocess engineering development?
i. Large-scale wastewater treatment
ii. Basis of fermentation process
iii. Genetic Engineering
iv. Brewing
v. Large-scale fermentation of antibiotic
iv, ii, v, iii and i
ii, v, iii, i, and iv
iv, iii, i, ii and iv
iv, ii, i, v and iii
Technique that enables the growth of only desired microbe in large quantities for manufacture of antibiotics
(a)
What is the important components in bioprocess
fermenter
mass transfer
microorganism
All the above
This is used to promote aeration in bioreactor
impeller
condenser
antifoam
sparger
...........is best suited for fungi that required less moisture content.
batch
fed-batch
continuous
solid state
Which are the solid state bioreactors?
Stirred tank bioreactor
Tray fermenter
Rotating drum fermenter
Air lift bioreactor
Which are the advantages of solid-state fermentation?
Low capital cost
risk of contamination low
simple technology
easy to scale up
Centrifugation is depended on.....
size particle
medium viscosity
medium temperature
Which is NOT the methodology of removal in-solubles?
Centrifugation
Filtration
Ultrafiltration
sedimentation
Which Centrifuge has highest centrifugal force?
Tubular
Disc stack
Screw decanter
Multichamber bowl
Which is NOT mechanical cell disruption method?
homogenization
autolysis
osmosis shock
sonication
What are the waste products from fermentation? (Choose all that apply)
starch
carbon dioxide
glucose
alcohol
All fermentation produces some amount of alcohol.
true
false
In food industries, several types of fungi and bacteria are forced into ___________ environments in order to transform milk into cheese and yogurt, soybeans into soy sauce, and cabbage into sauerkraut.
anaerobic
aerobic
If you exercise for a certain amount of time, your muscles must regenerate ATP. Normally, they do this using cellular respiration in the mitochondria using oxygen. But when you sprint, your lungs can’t get enough oxygen to your cells fast enough. That’s when _____________ - making ATP without oxygen - takes place.
fermentation
photosynthesis
digestion
Fermentation in muscle cells produces a waste product called ____________. The buildup of this product makes you feel fatigue and soreness.
glucose
ethanol
lactic acid
Fermentation occurs in
cytoplasm
mitochondrion
cytoplasm and mitochondrion
What do we call a concentrated number of microorganisms used to start fermentation?
Bacterial inoculation
Starter culture
Ferment starter
Acidification starter
What is produced by lactobacillus acidophilus and some other bacteria to turn milk into yogurt?
Ethanol
Acetic Acid
Propionic Acid
Lactic Acid
Select all of the following that are used to control fermentation.
water
pH
temperature
salt
What type of pH slows or stops fermentation?
Acidic (<7)
Basic (>7)
Neutral
Select the following dairy products that are made via fermentation.
Butter
Cheese
Sour Cream
Whipping Cream
Which product is made from pickling?
Yogurt
Salami
Pickles
Sauerkraut
What type of fermentation occurs in most organisms, including animals?
Aerobic
Alcoholic
Citric Acid
Lactic Acid
What is the type of this fermentation process?
Batch fermentation process
Fed-batch of fermentation process
Chemostat
Recylce process
This is used to promote aeration in bioreactor
Impeller
condenser
antifoam
sparger
Which are the advantages of solid-state fermentation?
Low capital cost
risk of contamination low
simple technology
difficult to scale up
What is the basic function of the fermenter?
To sterilize the medium
To recover the product
To provide optimum growth conditions to organisms and obtain the desired product
To purify the product
Which of the following material is preferable for construction of small-scale fermenter?
Quartz
Glass
Iron steel
Wood
Which of the following institute grades the steel?
TATA
AISI
JSW
SAIL
Which of the following sensor penetrates into the fermenter?
Tachometers
pH electrodes
Exhaust-gas analyzers
Load cells
Which of the following sensor is used to measure the change in flow rate?
Temperature
Weight
Medium analysis
Exit-gas analysis
The heat control at large-scale in the fermenter is carried out by _________
Inter heating coils
Heating jacket
Controlled bath
Cold-water circulation
The resistance _________ with increase in temperature.
Increases
Decreases
Becomes constant
Becomes zero
Which of the following is made up of mixtures of pure oxides of iron and nickel?
Thermistors
Mercury thermometers
Radiation thermometers
Metallic thermometers
Which of the following devices is not used for pressure measurement?
Diaphragm gauge
Pressure bellows
Strain gauge
Dynamometer
The probe signal of O2 is determined by the equation ____________
P(O2)=C(O2)∗TP
P(O2)=C(O2)∗PT
P(O2)=C(O2)/PT
P(O2)=C(O2)+PT
Which of the following acts as the anode in the galvanic electrode?
Silver
Magnesium
Lead
Platinum
Which of the following is not used for monitoring the pH?
Glass electrode
Galvanic electrode
Silver electrode
Combined electrode
Which of the following is not the component of aeration and agitation system?
Impeller
Baffles
Stirrer gland and bearing
Thermometer
Which of the following agitator consists of vanes in a vertical plane around the circumference?
vaned discs
disc turbines
variable pitch turbines
marine propeller
The Aeration is mainly provided to organisms present in _______
Submerged culture
Solid State culture
Surface culture
Batch culture
Which of the following is not the use of baffles?
Improve aeration efficiency
Increase the effect of agitation
Improve cooling capacity
Improve the fermenter capacity
Which of the following sparger is made of ceramic or metals?
Porous sparger
Orifice sparger
Nozzle sparger
Combined sparger-agitator
The agitator is required to _________
Provide air
Mixing objectives
Purify the product
Sterilize the media
The AISI grade 316 contains _______ amount of chromium.
15 %
18 %
20 %
18.5 %
This is used to promote aeration in bioreactor
impeller
condenser
antifoam
sparger
...........is best suited for fungi that required less moisture content.
batch
fed-batch
continuous
solid state
Which are the solid state bioreactors?
Stirred tank bioreactor
Tray fermenter
Rotating drum fermenter
Air lift bioreactor
Which are the advantages of solid-state fermentation?
Low capital cost
risk of contamination low
simple technology
easy to scale up
Centrifugation is depended on.....
size particle
medium viscosity
medium temperature
Which is NOT the methodology of removal in-solubles?
Centrifugation
Filtration
Ultrafiltration
sedimentation
Which Centrifuge has highest centrifugal force?
Tubular
Disc stack
Screw decanter
Multichamber bowl
Which is NOT mechanical cell disruption method?
homogenization
autolysis
osmosis shock
sonication
From the growth cycle graph, which is the stationary phase?
A
B
C
D
From the growth cycle graph, which is the exponential phase?
A
B
C
D
From the growth cycle graph, which is the lag phase?
A
B
C
D
Identify the correct sequence during the industrial production of substances.
Inoculation, screening, fermentation, downstream processing, removal of waste
Screening, Inoculation, fermentation, downstream processing, removal of waste
Fermentation, screening, inoculation, removal of waste, downstream processing
Fermentation, inoculation, inoculation, removal of waste, downstream processing
Which of the following is an upstream process.
Product recovery
Product purification
Media formulation
Cell lysis
If all properties of a system, such as temperature, pressure, concentration, volume, mass, etc. do not vary with time, the process is said to be
Adiabatic
Steady
Unsteady
Continous
Which processes can operate under steady-state conditions.
Batch
Fed batch
Semi Fed batch
Continous
In Batch Reactor volume(v) is constant
True
False
The term Residence time generally used in
CSTR
Batch operation
Product operation
Fed-batch process
Fermenter or bioreactor refers to a device that provides all the basic necessities important for
Biological product extraction
Cell development
Media development
Growth
Which one of the following an important environmental factor required for fermenter
Temperature
Optimum pH
Agitation
All of the above
Which types of agitators used in industrial-scale bioreactors
Disc Turbine
Vaned disc
Variable Pitch open turbine
All of the above
How many baffles that are present inside of an agitated vessel
1
2
3
4
A sparger is a device that introduces ............into the liquid medium in a fermenter
Air
Temperature
Humidity
Agitation
Air-lift bioreactors contains
Sparger
Baffles
Draft tube
All of the above
Which one of the following types are Airlift fermenter
Concentric draft tube Airlift fermenter
Tower loop Airlift fermenter
ICI deep shaft Airlift fermenter
All of the above
Internal-loop airlift bioreactor creates
Interior liquid circulation channels
Exterior liquid circulation channels
Centralized liquid circulation channels
Bottom liquid circulation channels
Airlift Fermenter with inner loop used for
Stock culture
Batch culture
Continuous culture
All of the above
