Module: Bioprocessing Laboratory

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Bioprocessing Laboratory
Module Code	BE451 (ITS) / BTE1022 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Biotechnology
Module Co-ordinator	Brian Freeland
Module Teachers	Denise Harold, Linda Holland, Paul Cahill, Paula Meleady, Yandi Lan
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

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Description

To integrate individual unit operations into a production and recovery scheme for a variety of biotechnology processes. To develop experimental planning and scheduling skills. To develop skills in group-leadership, task-delegation, process monitoring and concise report writing. To develop skills in choosing the most efficient product recovery scheme. To inculcate the importance of safe working practices in the potentially dangerous environment of a bioprocessing laboratory.

Learning Outcomes

1. cultivate microorganisms on a large-scale under aseptic conditions
2. convey fluids between vessels and heat and cool the vessel contents in a safe and efficient manner
3. ascertain the temporal variations in substrate, biocatalyst and product concentration over the course of a bioconversion
4. recover bioproducts using a variety of separation techniques
5. demonstrate skills in group-leadership, task-delegation, process monitoring and concise report writing

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Laboratory	60	No Description
Independent Study	15	No Description
Total Workload: 75

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Individual students undertake 3 of the following processes (scale of process is shown in brackets)

Production of ale, stout or lager (100 L)

Production and recovery of Bakers' Yeast (10 L)

Production and recovery of an enzyme using a recombinant yeast strain (10 L)

Production of glucose by the hydrolysis of starch (10 L)

Recovery of enzyme from plant tissue (25 L)

Recovery of enzyme from animal tissue ( Recovery of citric acid from a fermentation broth (50L)

Processing of cheese whey into protein and lactose and subsequent production of glucose by lactose hydrolysis (60L)

Production of cheese (10 L)

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 2

Indicative Reading List

module coordinator: 0, Bioprocessing Laboratory Manual,

Other Resources

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