| TFYY79 | Industrial Biotechnology, 6 ECTS credits. /Industriell bioteknik/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 38 |
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Area of Education: Science/Technology Subject area: Engineering Biology |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): D
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| Aim: Fundaments of biotechnology for industrial applications. Focus is on the understanding of the relation between biology, engineering and computation. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Basic biology, chemistry and mathematics as in the TB curricula of 1-3 years, or equivalent Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Supplementary courses: TFTB09 Bioprocess engineering |
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| Organisation: Lectures. Simulation exercises (in groups of 2 or 3) |
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| Course contents: The lectures cover engineering fundamentals pivotal for understanding the biology-biotechnology context: Biochemistry and physiology at cell growth and metabolism. The concept "The Cell Factory". Microbial process kinetics. Bioreactor design. Mass transport. Purification and separation processes. Process economy. Industrial cell cultures. Measurement and control. Production of amino acids, organic acids, microbial polymers, antibiotics, baker's yeast, industrial enzymes, and recombinant analytical and therapeutic proteins. Environmental applications. Simulation exercises on bioreactor design and bioprocess kinetics. |
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| Course literature: Basic Biotechnology (Eds. Colin Ratledge, Björn Kristiansen). 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2001. Laboratory manual. |
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| Written examination Written reports |
3 p 1 p |
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Course language is Swedish. Department offering the course: IFM. Director of Studies: Ragnar Erlandsson Examiner: Carl-Fredrik Mandenius Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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