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E. coli is cultivated in a chemostat operated at a dilution rate of 0.2 h ⁻¹ . The values of biomass yield due to oxygen consumption and the steady state biomass concentration are 0.2 g.g ⁻¹ and 10 g.L ⁻¹ , respectively. The oxygen transfer rate (in g.L ⁻¹ .h ⁻¹ ) is ___________.
Explanation
Calculation based on standard bioprocess principles yields 10 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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