5.8 Interpret and label a diagram of an industrial fermenter and explain the need to provide suitable conditions in the fermenter, including aseptic precautions, nutrients, optimum temperature and pH, oxygenation and agitation, for the growth of microorganisms

·         In between the 2 jacket there is water (cooling jacket) which cools down the reaction. Optimum conduction.

·         An inlet is where the steam going in. heating plate to raise the temperature in the tank (heater).

·         The combination of cooling jacket and heater is to get the optimum condition for the fermentation. A pipe to insert nutrients for microorganism.

·          There would be temperature probe. The microorganism would go in the tank and there would be pH probe.

·         We have a method to clean the tank, method to introduce microorganism, a tap to introduce nutrients and a probe f to tell the pH temperature, heater for the jacket. There would be stirring to mix the mixture. ‘Optimum growth condition’. The drained product which is downstream processing purification.