GATE ES · 2022 · ES
Question 39: Growth and control of microorganisms
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Question 39
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A microbial culture, with a specific growth rate of μ
(per hour), is being grown in a continuous reactor at steady state with hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 24 hours. This reactor is subjected to a perturbation by reducing the HRT to 12 hours. The reactor recovers from the perturbation and comes to a new steady state with a new specific growth rate of μ
(per hour). Which one of the following statements is correct?Your answerChoose one option.
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GATE ES 2022 · Paper 1
Environmental Science and Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Environmental Science and Engineering
- Question type
- Multiple choice (MCQ)
- Marks
- 2 marks
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