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Question
A batch reactor is inoculated with 1 g/L biomass. Under these conditions, cells exhibit a lag phase of 30 min. If the specific growth rate in the log phase is 0.00417 min^-I, the time taken for the biomass to increase to 8 g/L is min (round off to 2 decimal places).
Explanation
Calculation based on standard cell principles yields 528.65 as the numerical result. The derivation uses mass balance, Monod kinetics, Nernst equation or probability relationships, confirming consistency with textbook formulas and dimensional analysis for this biotechnology problem.
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