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    The document contains 8 questions related to chemical engineering calculations. Question 1 asks to calculate the kinetic energy of a liquid flowing through a pipe. Question 2 asks to calculate the mass composition of gases leaving a fermenter. Question 4 asks about the materials required and excess air provided for the production of xanthan gum in a fermenter. Question 5 asks to scale a separation process flowchart to a continuous feed. Question 6 asks to calculate feed rates to produce a diluted sodium hydroxide solution. Question 7 asks to sketch a flowsheet and calculate concentrations for a batch mixing process. Question 8 asks to draw a labeled flow diagram and perform calculations related to the filtration of a fermentation slurry.

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    The document contains 8 questions related to chemical engineering calculations. Question 1 asks to calculate the kinetic energy of a liquid flowing through a pipe. Question 2 asks to calculate the mass composition of gases leaving a fermenter. Question 4 asks about the materials required and excess air provided for the production of xanthan gum in a fermenter. Question 5 asks to scale a separation process flowchart to a continuous feed. Question 6 asks to calculate feed rates to produce a diluted sodium hydroxide solution. Question 7 asks to sketch a flowsheet and calculate concentrations for a batch mixing process. Question 8 asks to draw a labeled flow diagram and perform calculations related to the filtration of a fermentation slurry.

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    The document contains 8 questions related to chemical engineering calculations. Question 1 asks to calculate the kinetic energy of a liquid flowing through a pipe. Question 2 asks to calculate the mass composition of gases leaving a fermenter. Question 4 asks about the materials required and excess air provided for the production of xanthan gum in a fermenter. Question 5 asks to scale a separation process flowchart to a continuous feed. Question 6 asks to calculate feed rates to produce a diluted sodium hydroxide solution. Question 7 asks to sketch a flowsheet and calculate concentrations for a batch mixing process. Question 8 asks to draw a labeled flow diagram and perform calculations related to the filtration of a fermentation slurry.

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    QUESTION 1

    • Calculate the kinetic energy of 250 lbm of


    liquid flowing through a pipe at a speed of 35
    ft s-1. Give your answer in units of ft lbf.
    Given: 1 lbf = 32.174 lbm ft s-2
    QUESTION 2
    • Gas leaving a fermenter at 1 atm pressure and
    25oC has the compositions of 78.2% nitrogen,
    19.2% oxygen and 2.6% carbon dioxide.
    Calculate the mass composition of the
    fermenter off-gas.
    QUESTION 4
    • Xanthan gum is produced using Xanthomonas campestris in batch culture.
    Laboratory experiments have shown that for each gram of glucose utilised by
    the bacteria, 0.23 g oxygen and 0.01 g ammonia are consumed, while 0.75 g
    gum, 0.09 g cells, 0.27 g gaseous CO2 and 0.13 g H2O are formed. Other
    components of the system such as phosphate can be neglected. Medium
    containing glucose and ammonia dissolved in 20000 litres of water is pumped
    into a stirred fermenter and inoculated with Xanthomonas campestris. Air is
    sparged into the fermenter. The total amount of off-gas recovered during the
    entire batch culture is 1250 kg. Because xanthan gum solutions have high
    velocity and are difficult to handle, the final gum concentration should not be
    allowed to exceed 3.5 wt%.
     
    a) How much glucose and ammonia are required?
    b) What percentage excess air is provided?
    QUESTION 5
    A 60-40 mixture (by moles) of A and B is separated into two fractions. A flowchart of the
    process is shown below.

    It is desired to achieve the same separation with a continuous feed of 1250 lb-moles/h.
    Scale the flowchart accordingly.
    QUESTION 6
    100 kg of an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide contains 20% NaOH by mass. It is
    desired to produce an 8% NaOH solution by diluting a stream of the 20% solution with a
    stream of pure water.

    a) Calculate the ratios (kg H2O /feed solution) and (kg product solution/ kg feed solution)
    b) Determine the feed rates of 20% solution and diluting water needed to produce 2310
    lbm/min of the 8% solution.
    * Change the unit from gram (g) to kg – for the answer
    QUESTION 7
    • Corn-steep liquor contains 2.5 % invert sugars and 50 %
    water, the rest can be considered solids. Beet molasses
    contains 50 % sucrose, 1 % invert sugars and 18 % water,
    the remainder is solids. A mixing tank contains 125 kg corn-
    steep liquor and 45 kg molasses, water is then added to
    produce a diluted sugar mixture containing 2 % (w/w)
    invert sugars.
    a) Sketch and label a flowsheet for the batch mixing process.
    b) Determine the amount of water required for the process.
    c) Calculate the concentration of sucrose in the final mixture.
    QUESTION 8
    Fermentation slurry containing Streptomyces kanamyceticus cells is
    filtered using continuous rotary vacuum filter. Feed rate for the slurry is
    120 kg h-1; 1 kg slurry contains 60 g cell solids. To improve the filtration
    rates, particle of diatomaceous earth filter aid are added at a rate of 10 kg
    h-1. The concentration of kanamycin in the slurry is 0.05% by weight.
    Liquid filtrate is collected at a rate of 112 kg h-1; the concentration of
    kanamycin in the filtrate is 0.045% (w/w). Filter cake containing cells and
    filter aid is removed continuously from the filter cloth.
    • Draw and label the flow diagram for this process.
    • Calculate the percentage of water in the filter cake.
    • Calculate the mass of kanamycin (kg) absorbed by the filter aid if the
    concentration of kanamycin dissolved in the liquid in the filter cake is
    the same as in the filtrate.

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