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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

310752 (v.1) ChE 420 Biosystems Engineering

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Area: Department of Chemical Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Other: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 310751 (v.1) ChE 320 Biochemical Engineering or any previous version
Syllabus: An overview of biosystem engineering areas and applications followed by the introduction to the following four themes: 1) the biomedical systems that include biomedical engineering, tissue engineering, biopharmaceutics, as well as gene therapy; 2) the biomass and green fuels; 3) Biomineralisation and bioleaching; as well as 4) the application of computational modelling and optimisation in these fields, focusing on the studies that emphasise the interface between engineering and biology. Includes key design methods, analytical tools, novel technology, environmental impacts, and regulatory and societal issues.
Field of Education: 030301 Chemical Engineering
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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