Question

Medium containing pure compounds is suitable for large scale.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was posed to me in an online interview.

The question is from Medium Formulation in portion Introduction to Fermentation Processes & Media for Industrial Fermentation of Bioprocess Engineering

Answer 1

Right choice is (b) False

To explain I would say: It is easy to devise a medium containing pure compounds on a small scale but this medium may be unsuitable for use in a large scale fermentation processes.