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A microorganism was cultured in batches, with glucose as a carbon source and ammonia as a nitrogen source, under aerobic conditions. Only biomass was formed. The data obtained are presented in Table 1. It is requested:

a) Calculate the maximum specific growth velocity;

b) Calculate the generation time and the number of generations at the end of the exponential phase;

c) Calculate the apparent biomass yield coefficient

Tempo (h) Cx (g/L)
0,0
0,6
4,0
0,7
8,0
1,1
12,0
1,8
16,0
2,5
20,0
24,0
28,0
32,0
36,0
40,0
4,0
5,9
8,9
12,6
18,7
20,5
Cs (g/L)
50,0
49,7
48,8
47,3
45,2
40,8
37,4
29,7
17,3
4,7
0,3
Concentração (g/l)
60
50
40
20
10
0
0
10
20
30
Tempo (h)
40
50
Transcribed Image Text:Tempo (h) Cx (g/L) 0,0 0,6 4,0 0,7 8,0 1,1 12,0 1,8 16,0 2,5 20,0 24,0 28,0 32,0 36,0 40,0 4,0 5,9 8,9 12,6 18,7 20,5 Cs (g/L) 50,0 49,7 48,8 47,3 45,2 40,8 37,4 29,7 17,3 4,7 0,3 Concentração (g/l) 60 50 40 20 10 0 0 10 20 30 Tempo (h) 40 50
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