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where kLa is the mass transfer coefficient. Assuming a typical value of kLa = 0.1 h-1,

rx = 0.2 h-1 * 1 g/L = 0.2 g/L/h

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. Bioprocess Engineering Basic Concepts Solution Manual