411-203 Biochemical and Environmental Engineering 1

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On completion of the unit students should have developed an understanding of:

• the nature and variety of biochemical engineering processes;

• basic microbial biochemistry, including the structure and function of biological molecules, cellular metabolism and control processes;

• basic microbiological concepts, including cell structure and function and methods for the characterisation, cultivation and enumeration of microorganisms;

• the nature and variety of microbiologically mediated biochemical and environmental engineering processes.

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Survey of biochemical engineering processes employed in biochemical and environmental engineering. Flow-sheet for a typical fermentation process and waste treatment processes. Structure and functions of biological macromolecules. Examples of anabolic and catabolic pathways. Energy and redox metabolism. Genetics and cellular control processes. Cell structure and function. Microbial diversity and survey of microbial groups. Methods for characterisation, cultivation and enumeration of microorganisms. Applications in the areas of fermentation and waste treatment.

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