COURSE OFFERING

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING

SPRING 2006

MWF 12:00 - 12:50 pm

Bevill A023

ChE 445/545, 3 credits

(for chemical engineers, course counts as ChBE elective, advanced biology elective OR advanced science elective)

Instructor: Prof. Chris Brazel

(A133 Bevill)

Course is designed to introduce concepts of biological systems with industrial significance and investigate the processes used for production.

Disciplines:

Chemical Engineering, Biology and Chemistry

Prerequisites:

Organic Chemistry CH 231

College Biology and Biochemistry are NOT required

Topics:

Biomolecules (carbohydrates, proteins, DNA, lipids)

Enzyme reactions: competition, inhibition

Bioreactors, mass-transfer limited kinetics

Biotechnology Industry

Metabolic Pathways and Stoichiometry

Fermentation

Cell growth kinetics

Bioseparations

Bioremediation

Pharmaceutical Formulations

Types of "bio" engineers:

biomedical, biochemical, biomechanical, agricultural, biomaterials