Overview

Quantitative and analytical skills required for biochemical and bioprocess engineering will be covered. The relationships between chemical engineering principles and approaches and biology will be explored. Knowledge about the operational considerations for suspended cultures, immobilised cultures, bioreactors, scaling, process selection, and operation of bioprocess unit operations will be discussed and … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S2-01-MALAYSIA-ON-CAMPUS

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Associate Professor Ooi Chien Wei

Unit Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Ooi Chien Wei

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Relate bioprocess organisms and their nutrient requirement to bioprocess considerations.

2.

Solve engineering problems related to design and operation of bioreactors.

3.

Apply principles of fluid flow, mixing, heat transfer and mass transfer to analysis of bioreactor performance.

4.

Operate bioreactor and evaluate the performance of cell growth under different operating conditions.

5.

Address technical and practical issues in commercial bioprocessing by principles of biochemical engineering.

Teaching approach

Problem-based learning
Active learning

Assessment summary

Continuous assessment: 60%

Final assessment: 40%

This unit contains hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Assessment

1 - Group project
2 - Lab exercise
3 - Weekly quizzes
4 - Tests
5 - Final assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Laboratories
Practical activities
Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Recommended resources

Other unit costs

The following item is mandatory for practical aspects of the unit and should be purchased at your own cost as you will be reusing them throughout your course.

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Protective clothing and equipment:
• Laboratory coat - approximately $35 to $50
• Safety glasses - approximately $8, or prescription safety glasses (if required) - approximately $350
• Laboratory-appropriate enclosed footwear (non-porous material, equipped with non-absorbent, slip-resistant soles)

Costs are indicative only.