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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2005 - 2006
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Module Title |
Biochemical Engineering Laboratory II
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Module Code |
BE371
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School |
School of Biotechnology
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Online Module Resources
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| Module Co-ordinator | Dr Greg Foley | Office Number | X203 |
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Level |
3
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
BE321, BE322
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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To gain experience of working in a bioprocessing environment. To appreciate how biochemical engineering theory (specifically that developed in BE321 and BE322) can be applied to pilot scale bioprocessing equipment. To develop skills in the area of (a) independent thinking (b) teamwork (c) problem solving (d) data recording (e) data analysis and (e) report writing.
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Learning Outcomes
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The student should be able to
* Perform experiments safely and accurately in a bioprocessing environment
* Record experimental data clearly and neatly
* Analyse experimental data using theory developed in modules BE321 and BE322
* Report experimental findings in written and oral forms
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
0
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Tutorials |
0
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Laboratories |
30
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Seminars |
0
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Independent Learning Time |
45
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Total |
75
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Placements |
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Assignments |
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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Experiments will be performed by groups of 3 to 4 students. Each group will do 4 experiments. Each experiment will run for six hours.
Experiments will be chosen from the following:
* Scale-up of dead-end filtration processes
* Product recovery using crossflow and dead-end filtration
* Ultrafiltration and diafiltration of protein solutions
* Computer modelling of bioprocesses
* Oxygen transfer in a bioreactor
* Heat transfer in a bioreactor
* Evaporation and drying of solutions
* Relating power number and Reynolds number in bioreactors
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% |
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Indicative Reading List
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7 Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering, 5th Edition. W.L. McCabe, J.C. Smith (McGraw-Hill, 1993.)
7 Bioseparations: Downstream Processing for Biotechnology. P.A. Belter, E.L. Cussler and W.-S. Hu (Wiley, 1988).
7 Biochemical Engineering. H.W. Blanch and D.S. Clark. (Marcel Dekker, 1997).
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| BT | BSc in Biotechnology |
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