Biochemical Engineering

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Course Overview, Enzyme Classification
2	Enzyme Kinetics (Single-substrate Reactions), Measurement
3	Enzyme Inhibition
4	Enzyme Inhibition, pH and Temp Effects
5	Non-ideal Enzyme Kinetics	Problem set 1 due
6	Immobilized Enzyme Kinetics - External
7	Immobilized Enzyme Kinetics - Internal
8	Applications of Enzyme Catalysis (Biocatalysis)	Problem set 2 due
9	Microbial Growth
10	Microbial Growth - Batch Cultivation Profiles
	Quiz 1
11	Stoichiometry of Growth, Product Formation
12	Stoichiometry of Growth, Product Formation (cont.)
13	Models of Microbial Growth	Problem set 3 due
14	Models of Microbial Growth (cont.)
15	Continuous Culture
16	Continuous Culture (cont.)	Problem set 4 due
17	Bioreactor Design
18	Bioreactor Design (cont.)
	Quiz 2
19	Bioreactor Design (cont.)
20	Mass Transfer
21	Mass Transfer (cont.)
22	Heat Transfer, Media and Air Sterilization
23	Scale-up
24	Scale-down	Problem set 5 due
25	Animal Cell Culture
26	Animal Cell Culture (cont.)
	Quiz 3
27	Mixed Cultures
28	Mixed Cultures (cont.)
29	Medium Development
30	Medium Development (cont.)
31	Cellular Engineering - An Engineer’s View Towards Recombinant Organisms	Problem set 6 due
32	Cellular Engineering/Molecular Biology for Process Engineering
33	Cellular Engineering/Molecular Biology for Process Engineering (cont.)
34	Enzyme Engineering for Process Improvement
35	Enzyme Engineering for Process Improvement (cont.)
	Quiz 4