Chemical Engineering & Technology
Name: Biochemical Process Technology
Catalog Number: 422009Y Hours/Credits: 40/2
Prerequisite(s):
Course Description:
The course is a professional one for the post graduates of chemical engineering and biochemical engineering, and helpful to their dissertations and research. After the course is studied, student should grasp the principles and techniques of biochemical process technology
Course Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction The great role of biochemical process technology demonstrated in the fields of medicine, food, chemistry and environment Chapter 2 Control of fermentation processes Industrial microorganism breeding and metabolic engineering; Culture medium design and optimization; The hydrolysis process of starch and cellulose; The design and operation of bioreactors; Bioreactor scale-up and oxygen transfer microbial processes; Optimization of fermentation process conditions Chapter 3 Controlling bacterial contamination in biochemical process Hazards of bacterial contamination in the productive process of biological product; Preparation of sterile air; Sterilization of culture medium; GMP system in pharmaceutical manufacture Chapter 4 Cell culture and downstream of bioprocess Method of animal and plant cells cultivation; Cell culture bioreactor; Purification of enzyme and protein drug; Separation and purification of bioproducts such as organic acids, antibiotics, vitamins and amino acids Chapter 5 Biorefinery Biorefinery principle; Biorefinery system and design; Biomass and its pretreatment; Methods of bulk chemicals production using renewable raw materials; Recent developments and trends of biorefinery
TextBooks:
Lehe Mei et al. Biochemical Process Technology, Science Press. Beijing, 2007 (in Chinese)
Reference:
1 Juntang Yu, Xiaoxuan Tang, Xingyan Wu, Yourong Li and Qingping Jin. Newly edited biological technology. Chemical Industry Press, Beijing, 2003 (in Chinese) 2 Ju Chu, Yourong Li. Modern biological technology. East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 2007 (in Chinese) 3 Hongzhang Chen. Bioprocess engineering and equipment. Chemical Industry Press, Beijing, 2004 (in Chinese)