Course Description |
Credits: 3. Application of basic chemical engineering principles to biochemical and biological process industries such as fermentation, enzyme technology, and biological waste treatment. Rapid overview of relevant microbiology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics. Design and analysis of biological reactors and product recovery operations. Offered: jointly with BIOEN 467; W. |
Designation |
Elective. |
Prerequisites |
CHEM E 340; either CHEM 223, CHEM 237, or CHEM 335; recommended: CHEM E 465. |
Textbook |
None. Lecture notes are handed out and additional reading/reference material is from the web.
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Course Objectives |
Introduces seniors and graduate students to application of kinetics, reactor design and mass transfer in biochemical and biological processes. Learn unit operations used in the recovery of biological products. Understand and use basic biology, biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics principles. |
Topics Covered
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Microbial diversity, basic biology
- Carbohydrates, lipids
- Proteins and enzymes
- Enzymatic kinetics
- Nucleic acids
- Gene expression and regulation
- Mutations
- Genetic engineering
- Energetics and stoichiometry
- Sterilization, cell growth
- Chemostat theory, mathematical models
- Bioreactor design
- Immobilized cells and enzymes
- Biosensors
- Product recovery
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Class schedule: |
T/Th 2:30-3:50
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Contributions of Course to meeting the Professional
Component:
Engineering
Chemistry content |
Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes:
(a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
(e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
(f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
(h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
(j) A knowledge of contemporary issues related to safety and the environment. |
| Prepared by: |
François Baneyx , Date: May 20, 2007 |
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