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Production of cell biomass in a bioreactor Cell biomass, represented as C4.4H7.3N0.9O1.2, is grown in a bioreactor. The reaction in the bioreactor can be represented

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Production of cell biomass in a bioreactor Cell biomass, represented as C4.4H7.3N0.9O1.2, is grown in a bioreactor. The reaction in the bioreactor can be represented by the following equation: C6H12O6+1.45O2+0.83NH30.92C4.4H7.3N0.9O1.2+3.88H2O+1.95CO2 The feed to the bioreactor is oxygen gas and an aqueous solution of ammonia and glucose. The water (not including the ammonia and glucose dissolved in it) in the feed aqueous solution enters the bioreactor at a flowrate of 3975mols2O/ day (see Figure below). Ammonia completely consumed in the bioreactor. The glucose is 10% in excess with respect to ammonia. The oxygen gas is 20% in excess with respect to ammonia. a) Draw a completely labeled flowchart of the process. b) Do a degree-of-freedom analysis using the Molecular Species Balance method to prove that we can solve for the molar flow rates of all species leaving the bioreactor. c) Using Material Balances, solve for the molar flow rates of all species leaving the bioreactor. (Ans: 221.7 mols C4.4H7.3N0.9O1.2/ day, 469.9molsCO2/ day, 4909.9molsH2O/ day, 69.9molsO2/ day, 24.1mols6H12O6/ day)

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