Area: | Department of Chemical Engineering |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 2 x 2 Hours Fortnightly |
Anti Requisite(s): | 304768 (v.2) ChE 579 Special Topics or any previous version
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Prerequisite(s): | 302240 (v.3) ChE 227 Process Principles or any previous version
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302252 (v.3) ChE 213 Process Engineering Materials - Make active for 2005 -remove discontinuation date or any previous version
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302253 (v.3) ChE 327 Process Heat Transfer or any previous version
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| Introduction to biology and microbiology (cell structure and micro-organisms). Cell chemistry, amino acids, carbohydrates, fats and lipids, protein structure and functions. Molecular biology, role and structure of RNA and DNA, mutation and genetic engineering. Energetics and metabolism (mechanisms and mathematical modelling).Enzymes and their catalytic activity, kinetic of a single substrate reaction. Enzyme inhibition, denaturation and inactivation. Methods of cell immobilisation. External and internal mass transfer limitations in bioprocesses. Stoichiometry of microbial growth. Unstructured models of microbial growth. Structured models of microbial growth. CSTR for bioprocesses. Week 10 - Enzyme catalysis in a CSTR. Chemostats in series. Plug flow andpacked bed bioreactors. Gas-liquid mass transfer in bioreactors. Mass balance for two-phase bioreactors. Evaluation of mass transfer coefficient kLa and power requirements in bioreactors. |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Term 3 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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