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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Engineering : Chemical Engineering
411-311 Biochemical and Environmental Engineering 2 |
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Credit Points: | 7.1 | |
Coordinator: | Professor David Boger and Ms Joan Gravina | |
Prerequisite/s: | 421-205 Mathematics for Engineers 2.2, 411-203 Biochemical Engineering 1, 411-205 Fluid Mechanics 1, 411-206 Reactor Engineering 1, 411-302 Transport Phenomena 2. | |
Timetable: | Semester 2 | |
Contact: | 39 hours, comprising 26 hours of lectures and 13 hours of tutorials | |
Objectives: | At the end of the course students should have an understanding of the kinetics of enzyme and microbial processes and have been introduced to the factors affecting the design and operation of fermentation processes, microbiologically mediated environmental treatment processes and associated equipment. | |
Content: | Enzymic processes. Michaelis-Menten approach. Kinetics of enzyme inhibition. Immobilised enzymes. Batch microbial growth and product formation. Continuous culture. Microbial growth kinetics. Application of Monod model to batch and chemostat culture. Kinetics of product formation. Maintenance energy and endogenous respiration. Design of fermentation processes. Medium formulation and inoculum preparation. Industrial sterilisation processes. Calculation of sterility level. HTST sterilisation. Design of continuous sterilisers. Air sterilisation. Vessel design for aseptic operation. Fermenter design configurations. Aeration of fermenters. Oxygen requirements of microorganisms. Mixing in fermenters. Biochemical separation processes. | |
Assessment: | One 2-hour examination at the end of semester two. | |
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