BBL850
| BBL850 | |
|---|---|
| Advanced Biochemical Engineering | |
| Credits | 5 |
| Structure | 3-0-4 |
| Pre-requisites | |
| Overlaps | |
BBL850 : Advanced Biochemical Engineering
[edit]Kinetics of cell growth; Mathematical models for substrate uptake and product formation; Plasmid stability in recombinant cell cultures; Kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions; Media and air sterilization; Cell cultivation strategies; Novel bioreactor designs; Developments in aeration & agitation in bioreactors; immobilized whole cell and immobilized enzyme reactors; RTD and mixing in bioreactors; Dynamics of mixed cultures; Scale-up and scale down of bioreactors. Laboratory: Microbial growth and product formation kinetics; enzyme kinetics; Effects of inhibitor on microbial growth; enzyme immobilization techniques; Bioconversion using immobilized enzyme preparation; Bioconversion in batch, fedbatch and continuous bioreactors; Oxygen transfer studies in fermentation; Mixing and agitation in fermenters; RTD studies; Mass transfer in immobilized cell/enzyme reactors. 126Department of Chemical Engineering