BIOcoretheorySem 3
BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING
BIO 3122
Syllabus
- 01Introduction to Enzymes and Enzyme catalyzed reactions: Nature and function of enzymes, Michaelis-Menten Equation – derivations, types of enzyme inhibition, kinetics
- 02Media Design and Sterilization: Fermentation processes, Medium requirements for fermentation processes - examples of simple and complex media, Batch and continuous heat sterilization
- 03Transport Phenomena in Bioreactors: Immobilization methods, Immobilized enzyme/cell kinetics: effectiveness factor derivations; Oxygen transfer in submerged fermentation processes: OTR, OUR calculations, kLa estimations
- 04Kinetics of Microbial Growth and Product Formation: Microbial cell kinetics, Monod model; Growth associated and non-growth associated product formation kinetics
References
- Michael L Shuler and Fikret Kargi. 2008. Bioprocess Engineering: Basic Concepts. Prentice-Hall of India Pvt Ltd.
- Pauline M. Doran. 2012. Bioprocess Engineering Principles. 2nd Edition. Academic Press.
- PF Stanbury, S. Hall, A. Whitaker. 2017. Principles of Fermentation Technology. 3rd Edition, Elsevier Science Publishers.
- Levenspiel, O. 2006. Chemical Reaction Engineering. 3rd Edition. John Wiley.
Credits Structure
2Lecture
1Tutorial
0Practical
3Total