GATE BT · 2025 · BT
Question 58: Engineering principles applied to biological systems
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Question 58
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In a fermentation process, each mole of glucose is converted to biomass (CH₁.₈O₀.₅N₀.₂), with a biomass yield coefficient of 0.4 C-mol/C-mol, according to the unbalanced equation given below.
C₆H₁₂O₆ + NH₃ + O₂ → CH₁.₈O₀.₅N₀.₂ + CO₂ + H₂O
The moles of oxygen consumption per mole of glucose consumed during fermentation is ________.
(Round off to two decimal places)
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GATE BT 2025 · Paper 1
Biotechnology · Original paper archive
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- Biotechnology
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