Water Treatment Fermentation Food Production General Questions
What is the type of that looks drinkable but is not?
Contaminated water
Why is water treatment important?
Water is needed for everyday living
What does BOD stand for
Biological oxygen demand
What is drinkable water known as?
Potable
Why are rivers and other bodies of water known as Self water purification
Help to convert organic material into inorganic material
What is the goal of primary treatment
Removal of solid particle from water
What is the goal of secondary treatment?
Removal of pathogenic bacteria and viruses
What is the goal of tertiary treatment?
Removal of nitrates to prevent eutrotiphication, but is expensive and rarely preformed.
What is mineralization?
In nature aerobic microorganism convert organic material to inorganic material.
What is FLOC?
Is the puffy accumulations after alum is added
Fermentation occurs both desirable and undesirable.
True
What did the Sumerians ferment and when?
Cheese, 6000 BC
How much alcohol is in wine?
Up to 6%
What gas is produced when Yeast ferments grapes?
CO2
Why are hops added to beer?
Flavoring
What are some ways to prevent infection from microorganisms?
1.Temperature 2. pH 3. Intrinsic Factors (Shells, coverings) 4. Water availability
What is soy sauce made from?
Fungi and bacteria
In cheese production there is a solid and a liquid. What is each called and used for?
Solid – curd – cottage cheese Liquid – whey - cheese
In food posioning, what does botulism produce?
Neurotoxin
What type of yeast is used to make beer?
Brewer’s yeast
What percent of acid is vineagr
4%
How long does bottom fermentation take in beer production?
8-14 days
In milk production what production is used to clump milk proteins together?
Renin
Why is chlorine added to the water supply?
To kill anything that might of made it through the treatments
What is ALUM stand for and why is it used in water treatments?
Alum is a combination of aluminum and sulfate, used to clump together smaller suspended particles (bacteria & viruses) to settle out.