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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: ENG3151 Module Title: BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Module Provider: Civil, Chemical & Enviromental Eng Short Name: ENG3151
Level: HE3 Module Co-ordinator: KIRKBY NF Dr (C, C & E Eng)
Number of credits: 10 Number of ECTS credits: 5
 
Module Availability
Autumn Semester
Assessment Pattern

Unit(s) of Assessment

 

Weighting Towards Module Mark (%)

 

Unseen examination

 

70

 

Coursework

 

30

 

Qualifying Condition(s) 

 

A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module.

 

Module Overview
An introduction to the theory and practice of reaction engineering and separation processes used in biochemical engineering
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
Completion of the progress requirements of Level HE2
Module Aims

The module aims to

 

1)      introduce students to demonstrate the application of chemical engineering principles and techniques in industrial biological systems;

 

2)      to familiarise students with the principles of the design and operation of large scale biological processes;

 

3)      to enable students to develop mathematical models of and solve simplified problems on idealised biological systems;

 

4)      to familiarise students with the special requirements of biological processes compared to standard chemical processes

 

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the module you will be able to:

 

  • Confidently evaluate and analyse mass and energy balances on biological processes.

     

  • Formulate an outline design for a fermentor or enzyme reactor.

     

  • Prepare an outline flowsheet for a biological process.

     

  • Prepare a sizing of some unit operations based on adsorption, ion-exchange and membranes

     

Module Content

Introduction

 

Some biochemistry and microbiology

 

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic life cycles

 

Microbial kinetics

 

Balanced Growth and the Monod Equation

 

Extensions to Monod

 

Fed and Repeated Batch

 

Reactor Design

 

Agitation and Mass Transfer

 

Sterilization

 

Introduction to Radiobiology

 

Bio separations – yield and separation factors

 

Membranes, ultra filtration and reverse osmosis

 

Adsorbents and adsorption isotherms

 

Adsorption column design

 

Non-linear isotherms and mass transfer

 

Ion-exchange

 

Waste water treatment

 

Methods of Teaching/Learning

24 hours of lectures, 24 hours of examples classes, 2 hour exam and 48 hours of private study and revision

 

Total student learning time: 100 hours
Selected Texts/Journals

Essential Reading :

 

None

 

 

Required Reading :

 

Bailey and Ollis, Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals, McGraw Hill

 

Blanch and Clark , Biochemical Engineering, Marcel Dekker

 

 

Recommended Reading :

 

None

 

Last Updated
5 October 2010