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ChemE436/Bioeng436.
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Biochemical Engineering
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| Lectures: Tu/Th 2:30-3:50 BAG106 |
| Instructor: Prof. François Baneyx, BNS307, 685-765 |
| Office Hours: Open door policy |
| Grading: Midterm 40%; Final 45%; Homeworks 15% |
| Textbook: None; handouts and web-based reading materials will be provided |
| Objectives: (i) to introduce seniors and graduate students to the applications of kinetics, reactor design and mass transfer in biological and biochemical processes; (ii) to learn unit operations used in the recovery of biological products; and (iii) to understand and use basic biology, biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics principles. |
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| Date |
Tentative Topic |
| January 8 |
Microbial diversity; Basic biology |
| January 10 |
Carbohydrates; Lipids |
| January 15 |
Proteins and enzymes |
| January 17 |
Enzymatic kinetics |
| January 22 |
Enzymatic kinetics; Nucleic acids |
| January 24 |
Gene expression and regulation |
| January 29 |
Gene regulation; Mutations |
| January 31 |
Genetic engineering |
| February 5 |
Cell stoichiometry |
| February 7 |
Sterilization; Cell growth |
| February 12 |
Midterm Exam (date tentative) |
| February 14 |
Chemostate theory; Mathematical models |
| February 19 |
Biorector design I |
| February 21 |
Biorector design II |
| February 26 |
Immobilized cells and enzymes I |
| February 28 |
Immobilized cells and enzymes I |
| March 4 |
Biosensors |
| March 6 |
Product recovery I |
| March 11 |
Product recovery II |
| March 13 |
Product recovery III |
| March 18 |
Final Exam 4:30-6:20 BAG 106 (time and location tentative) |
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