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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
BST 5010	SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9

Offered By

Biomedicine and Health Technologies

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR HASAN BUĞRA ÇOBAN

Offered to

Biomedicine and Health Technologies

Course Objective

To provide an overview of the fundamentals of downstream processing for separation and purification processes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To learn effective strategies of downstream processing based on characteristics of biomolecules.
2	To understand general principles of purification and separation methods.
3	To gain knowledge of different methods and equipments used in the laboratory and industry.
4	To be able to choose and apply appropriate purification and separation methods on the basis of a simpler problem.
5	To be able to make mathematical calculations about purification and separation systems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to bioproducts
2	Overview to separation and purification
3	Evaporation
4	Filtration
5	Centrifugation
6	Membrane separation
7	Extraction
8	Case studies
9	Midterm
10	Adsorption
11	Precipitation
12	Chromatography
13	Crystallization
14	Drying
15	Case studies
16	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Bioprocess Engineering, Basic Concepts, Shuler and Kargi, Second Edition 2002, Prentice Hall.
Supplementary Book(s): Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Ghasem Najafpour, First Edition, 2006, Elsevier Science.
Fermentation and Biochemical Engineering Handbook, Henry C. Vogel Celeste M. Todaro, Second Edition, 1996, William Andrew.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical lecture with PowerPoint, problem solving related to industrial level phenomenon, and hands-on experiences in the laboratory.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
2	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	ASG * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Theoretical and practical knowledge will be evaluated via written exams and laboratory work skills plus laboratory reports, respectively.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bugra.coban@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Please e-mail me to set an appoipment.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	5	70
Preparation for midterm exam	1	15	15
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Preparing assignments	1	20	20
Preparing presentations	1	45	45
Midterm	1	3	3
Final	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			218

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4
LO.1	5
LO.2	5	5
LO.3	5	5	5	5
LO.4		5	5	5
LO.5				5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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