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A microorganism is grown in a batch reactor with an initial substrate concentration of 10 g/L. The specific growth rate is 0.2 h-1, and the doubling time is 3.5 hours. Determine the substrate consumption rate and the biomass production rate.

where kLa is the mass transfer coefficient. Assuming a typical value of kLa = 0.1 h-1, Bioprocess Engineering Basic Concepts Solution Manual

where YX/S is the yield coefficient (biomass produced per substrate consumed). Assuming a typical value of YX/S = 0.5 g/g, A microorganism is grown in a batch reactor