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A wastewater stream containing 10 ppm trichloroethylene (TCE, a degreasing agent) is flowing at 2.0 m3/hr. You decide to set up a closed bioreactor (10

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A wastewater stream containing 10 ppm trichloroethylene (TCE, a degreasing agent) is flowing at 2.0 m3/hr. You decide to set up a closed bioreactor (10 m) in which you will encourage the growth of methanotrophs, capable of oxidizing TCE to less harmful products, by supplementing the wastewater with methane (0.1 mm, natural gas) and oxygen (0.3 mm): CH4 + 202 -> CO2 + 2H20 The methanotrophs grow with a max of 2.0 hr!, a KM (methane) of 10 uM, and a yield of 1013 cells per mol methane. in 2D (a) What is the steady-state methane concentration flowing from the bioreactor? (b) What is the concentration of methanotrophs in the bioreactor at steady state

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