Sweet sorghum juice is used as sole carbon source for ethanol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The overall in situ sterilisation duration is 40 minutes at 120 0C for a pilot reactor (50 L) which is filled with 60% of working volume. The non-sterile medium consists of 3.28 x 106 contaminants L-1. During the autoclaving process, you have noticed that the time taken for heating and cooling are 18 minutes and 15 minutes, respectively. As a process engineer, explain if you agree with this sterilisation practice by using quantitative analysis.

There are several processes that are used for sterilization procedures in the field of bioprocessing…

Answered: Sweet sorghum juice is used as sole…

Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: The correct sequence of levels forming the structural hierarchy is A. (a) organ, organ system,...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Question

Sweet sorghum juice is used as sole carbon source for ethanol production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The overall in situ sterilisation duration is 40 minutes at 120 ⁰C for a pilot reactor (50 L) which is filled with 60% of working volume. The non-sterile medium consists of 3.28 x 10⁶ contaminants L^-1. During the autoclaving process, you have noticed that the time taken for heating and cooling are 18 minutes and 15 minutes, respectively. As a process engineer, explain if you agree with this sterilisation practice by using quantitative analysis.

Expert Solution