Question: a ) Genetically modified C . acetobutylicum can be anaerobically grown on glucose using ammonia as a nitrogen source to produce mainly butanol ( C

a) Genetically modified C. acetobutylicum can be anaerobically grown on glucose using ammonia as a nitrogen source to produce mainly butanol (C4H9OH). The biomass can be represented by CH1.8O0.5N0.2. It has been reported that 0.569C-mole of butanol and 0.14C-mole of biomass are produced by the consumption of 1C-mole of glucose and 0.028 mole of ammonia. -c-G=39.19kmol for ammonia. For others (glucose, butanol and biomass)cG can be calculated using the relationship, cG=112. Is the second law of thermodynamics satisfied? Justify your answer.
 a) Genetically modified C. acetobutylicum can be anaerobically grown on glucose

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