The following data have been reported by von Stockar and Birou for biomass production and heat release for the fermentation of glucose by K. fragilis, which also produces ethanol as the product. 

Assuming the biomass has the elemental composition CH_1.75O_0.52N_0.15 and dissolved ammonia is used as the nitrogen source, compute the following for each data point: 

a. The ethanol yield factor, Y_P/S. 

b. The amount of oxygen consumed, Y_O2/S. 

c. The amount of heat released, Y_Q/S. Compare the predicted values with those reported in the table above. 

d. The amount of entropy generated.

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YB/S Yc/s 0.569 0.407 0.567 0.403 0.584 0.375 0.552 0.373 0.492 0.339 0.456 0.329 0.345 0.320 0.294 0.307 YQ/s (kJ/C-mole) -186.7 -199.8 -192.0 -166.7 -129.0 -108.9 -83.6 -59.4