COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL BIOPROCESS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BST 5009 GENERAL BIOPROCESS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Biomedicine and Health Technologies

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HASAN BUĞRA ÇOBAN

Offered to

Biomedicine and Health Technologies

Course Objective

To introduce industrial level microbial biosystem working principles and production kinetics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the preparation of a general biosystem
2   To describe aeration, agitation, and mass transfer phenomena in the bioreactors
3   To be able to calculate values such as substrate consumption, production formation, and microbial accumulation data during microbial activity in the production medium.
4   To introduce the principle of batch, fed-batch, and continuous bioreactors
5   To be able to optimize the biosystem conditions statistically
6   To apply the scale-up strategies from lab to industry scale

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General cell structure and working mechanism
2 Enzyme kinetics
3 Enzyme inhibitions and immobilized enzymes
4 Batch bioreactors and sterilizations
5 Microbial growth in bioreactors and calculations
6 Microbial growth laboratory
7 Fed-batch bioreactors and working principles
8 Bioreactor optimization based on system outcomes
9 MIDTERM
10 Continuous bioreactors and working principles
11 Two-staged and recycled bioreactors and working principles
12 Aeration and oxygen transfer calculations in the bioreactors
13 Oxygen transfer calculation laboratory
14 Agitation kinetics in bioreactors
15 Scale up strategies in bioreactors
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Bioprocess Engineering, Basic Concepts, Shuler and Kargi, Second Edition 2002, Prentice Hall
Supplementary Book(s): Principles of Fermentation Technology by Stanbury, Whitaker and Hall, Second Edition 2003, Butterworth Heinemann

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 schedule 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 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 222

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.15
LO.2555
LO.35555
LO.4555
LO.555
LO.655