CL4538 - Bioprocess Engineering

Credit points:	03
Year:	2019
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
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Important industrial fermentation and microbial processes; biochemical and molecular biological concepts reviewed; enzyme kinetics; microbial growth and fermentation kinetics; batch, fed-batch and continuous culture modelling; aeration and mass transfer; immobilised cell culture; operation, monitoring and control of fermentation systems; downstream processing; bioprocess design and economics.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate knowledge of fundamental biological concepts and explain the important biological processes occurring in biotechnology and environmental waste-treatment applications;
• recognise and apply fundamental kinetic models to fit experimental biological growth data;
• use design equations and kinetic models to determine important operational characteristics of bio-reactors;
• apply and develop fundamental stoichiometric models to characterise bio-reactions.

Prerequisites:

CL3010 AND CL3021

Availabilities
Townsville, , Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2019
Contact hours:	65 hours - Lectures, tutorials, demonstrations, practicals, site visits and/or seminars. Refer to Subject Outline for details.
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.