This set of Bioprocess Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Monitoring and Control of Bioreactors”. 1. In-situ or on-line measurement is appropriate for biomass analysis in fermentation. a) True b) False 2. What do you mean by dissolved oxygen tension? a) Force b) Density c) Partial pressure d) Volume 3. Which electronic … Read more
This set of Bioprocess Engineering Question Bank focuses on “Practical Considerations For Bioreactor Construction”. 1. Positive pressure is the pressure in which air flows only inside. a) True b) False 2. The vessel of bioreactor is draining from _________ a) Top b) Below c) Bottom d) Side 3. The vessel should have the minimum number … Read more
This set of Bioprocess Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Bioreactor Configurations”. 1. Which type of reactor, aeration is generally accomplished in a separate vessel? a) Fluidised bed b) Trickle bed c) Packed bed d) Stirred and air-driven reactors 2. What is the unit of influent flow rate? a) m d b) … Read more
This set of Bioprocess Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Minimising Mass Transfer Effects”. 1. Thiele modulus is used for the solid catalyst. a) True b) False 2. Reducing the reaction rate rA,obs improves the effectiveness of mass transfer aimed at increasing the reaction rate. a) True b) False 3. Thiele modulus … Read more
This set of Bioprocess Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Liquid- Solid Mass Transfer Correlations”. 1. The ratio of inertial forces to viscous forces is called as ________ a) Nusselt number b) Schmidt number c) Sherwood number d) Reynolds number 2. Which number is analogous to Reynold’s number? a) Nusselt number b) … Read more
This set of Bioprocess Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “External Mass Transfer”. 1. When the boundary layer is present in the shell mass transfer then? a) CAs = CAb b) CAs ≠ CAb c) CAs < CAb d) CAs > CAb 2. What is the dimension of liquid – phase mass-transfer … Read more
This set of Bioprocess Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Internal Mass Transfer and Reaction”. 1. The heat diffusion is which type of process? a) Conduction b) Convection c) Radiation d) Osmosis 2. The immobilized cells have different temperature gradient. a) True b) False 3. The effective diffusivity of substrate in the … Read more
This set of Bioprocess Engineering Questions and Answers for Entrance exams focuses on “Concentration Gradients and Reaction Rates in Solid Catalysts”. 1. Which of the following is not an example of convectiton? a) After a car is turned on, the engine becomes hot. b) Steaming cup of hot tea c) Ice melting d) Hot air … Read more
This set of Bioprocess Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Effect of Maintenance on Yields”. 1. Consider the growth of a microorganism in batch culture. When the substrate concentration is high, the cell density doubles every 0.75 h, the observed substrate yield coefficient is 0.3 g DCW/g, and substrate consumption is allocated … Read more
This set of Bioprocess Engineering MCQs focuses on “Kinetics of Cell Substrate Uptake in Cell Culture”. 1. Is substrate only needed for product formation? a) True b) False 2. If the external supply is exhausted will there be exhaustion of maintenance energy? a) True b) False 3. The supply of substrate for production and maintenance … Read more
