Question

Which sort of Fermenter is used for the production of Penicillin?

(a) Batch Fermenter, Fed-Batch Process

(b) Fed-Batch Fermenter, Fed-Batch Process

(c) Continuous Batch Fermenter , Fed-Batch Process

(d) Fed-Batch Fermenter, Batch process

The question was posed to me at a job interview.

Query is from The Story of Penicillin:How Biologists and Engineers Work Together topic in chapter Bioprocess Development of Bioprocess Engineering

Answer 1

Correct option is (a) Batch Fermenter, Fed-Batch Process

Easy explanation: For Large production of Penicillin a Batch Fermenter, and a Fed-Batch Process is normally used to prolong the stationary period and so as to increase the production of Penicillin and Batch is used over continuous fermenter for large scale production and fed-batch process is used to overcome its disadvantages.