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Which of the following is not an antifoam agent?(a) Surfactants(b) Silicone oil(c) Fluorosilicone(d) Fatty alcoholThis question was posed to me in semester exam.Asked question is from Oxygen Transfer in Fermenters topic in section Mass Transfer of Bioprocess Engineering

Answer» RIGHT ANSWER is (a) Surfactants

To elaborate: A foaming agent is a material that FACILITATES formation of foam such as a surfactant or a blowing agent. A surfactant, when present in small amounts, reduces SURFACE tension of a liquid (reduces the work needed to create the foam) or increases its colloidal stability by inhibiting coalescence of bubbles.


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