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Which of the following bioreactor mix intermittently without forced aeration?

(a) Packed-bed bioreactors

(b) Rotating drum bioreactors

(c) Spouted-bed bioreactors

(d) Fluidized-bed bioreactors

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Origin of the question is Commercial Applications topic in section Commercial Applications of Fermentation of Fermentation Technology

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Right choice is (b) Rotating drum bioreactors

To explain: Rotating drum bioreactors mix intermittently without forced aeration. It operates on semi-continuous or continuous mode where the rotating drum is a horizontal cylinder filled with a bed of substrate.

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