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5. A well-mixed, continuous flow bioreactor with a volume of 10 L is used to grow algae fora biofuels research project. The reactor is operated at steady-state to determine the

specific growth rate constant, p, when phosphorus acts as the limiting substrate. The yield coefficient in the bioreactor is 60 mg algae/mg P. S = 1.0 mg P/Lp = 0.27 day1 S = 1.5 mg P/Lµ = 0.35 day1 Next, the reactor is operated steady-state concentrations of 0.5 mg P/L and 200 mg algae/L. How much algae (in mg) is produced by this bioreactor in one week?

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