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A microbial culture (following Monod model for growth) has a maximum specific growth rate of 0.1 h ⁻¹ , Monod constant of 1 mg L ⁻¹ and endogenous decay rate of 0.1 day ⁻¹ . At limiting substrate concentration of 23 g L ⁻¹ , the net specific growth rate will be ________day ⁻¹ . (rounded off to one decimal place)
Explanation
Calculation based on standard microbiology principles yields 2.3 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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