Bioprocess Engineering Principles

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This module will provide students with an overview of the fundamental principles and concepts involved in Bioprocess Engineering. The introductory lectures will focus on the importance of bioprocess engineering in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, food processing and environmental sectors. The types of microorganisms involved in industrial bioprocesses and an overview of the upstream and downstream bioprocessing will be examined. The module will examine the production of industrially important products like antibiotics, alcohol and foodstuffs. It will introduce the key role of bioprocesses in sustainability and circular bio-economy. The module will provide students with an introduction to quantitative aspects of cell growth and stoichiometry as a foundation for bioreaction engineering.