Bioprocess Engineering A

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Bioprocess Engineering A

• CHEE 4020/7302

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Lecturer Details

• Matt Hardin
• Room 311, Chemical Engineering
• matth_at_cheque.uq.edu.au
• 3365 3889

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Class Contact Details

• Monday 12-1 Steele Building room 323
• Tuesday 9-10 Steele Building room 323
• Wednesday 2-4 Gordon Greenwood Building room 211
• First Wednesday will be information skills
  session in library (2 sessions)
• Friday 8-9 Steele Building room 323
• Yes, we will have 8 AM lectures and if I have to
  be there so do you

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Assessment

• Industry Case Study 15 of subject mark. Due
  Friday 400 25/3/05
• 4 Assignments each 5 of subject mark. Due
  periodically through semester
• Literature review 15 of subject mark. Due
  periodically through semester
• Final Exam 50 of subject mark.

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Course Content

• Microbiology
• Biochemistry
• Microbial kinetics
• Engineering Fundamentals
• Fermentation Processes
• Fermentor Design and Operation
• Bio-separations

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Some questions you might want to ponder

• What is bioprocessing?
• Why use biological systems?
• What advantages do they have?
• What disadvantages?
• What are the ethical issues involved?
• How does bioprocessing affect the considerations
  of safety, quality, efficiency and the
  environment?

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Products from bioprocessing

• Pharmaceuticals
• Vitamins
• Food
• Pigments
• Biomass
• Polysaccharides
• Commodity chemicals
• Insecticides