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| Module Availability |
| Autumn Semester |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Unit(s) of Assessment
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Weighting Towards Module Mark (%)
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Unseen examination
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70
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Coursework
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30
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Qualifying Condition(s)
A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module.
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| Module Overview |
| An introduction to the theory and practice of reaction engineering and separation processes used in biochemical engineering |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| Completion of the progress requirements of Level HE2 |
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| Module Aims |
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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
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| Learning Outcomes |
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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
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| Module Content |
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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
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| 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 |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
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Essential
Reading
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None
Required
Reading
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Bailey and Ollis, Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals, McGraw Hill
Blanch and
Clark
, Biochemical Engineering, Marcel Dekker
Recommended
Reading
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None
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| Last Updated |
| 5 October 2010 |
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