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In which of the following bioreactors, the particles are not immersed in liquid?(a) Air-lift reactor(b) Stirred vessel(c) Packed-bed(d) Trickle-bedThe question was posed to me in a job interview.Question is from Bioreactor Configurations in portion Reactor Engineering of Bioprocess Engineering

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The correct option is (d) Trickle-bed

Easy explanation: Trickle bed reactors are a CLASS of packed bed reactors in which the MEDIUM flows (or trickles) over the solid particles. In these reactors, the particles are not immersed in the liquid. The liquid medium trickles over the surface of the SOLIDS on which the cells are immobilized.



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