BIOTECH 3BP3 - Bioreactor Processes and Design

3 unit(s)

Overview of fermentation technology and bioprocessing, kinetics and thermodynamics of microbial processes. Mass transfer in immobilized systems. Analysis of batch and continuous processes, bioreactor design and analysis, operation and control, instrumentation, oxygen transfer, and scale up.
Four lectures, one lab (three hours); first term
Prerequisite(s): BIOTECH 2BT3 or 3B03; BIOTECH 3EC3, ENG TECH 1EL3, and registration in level IV of the Biotechnology program.